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`` She arrived by a special train at twelve lawst night , sir . '' I was speechless . The brilliant sunshine seemed to be turning into sombre night before my eyes ; everything was going black . `` She 's asleep , he says , and does n't want to be disturbed till noon , so he says he ca n't say anything more just now over the telephone because he 's afraid of waking ` er . '' -LRB- Britton drops them when excited . -RRB- `` He does n't have to shout so loud that he can be heard on the top floor , '' said I , still a trifle dazed . `` She ` appens to be sleeping in your bed , sir , he says . ''