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The other took it with a glad light in his eyes . Then Roy turned out the lamp and they both went up stairs . It was many a week before the young people of the Pell family ceased to talk among themselves over their singular experience with Mr. Charles Keeler . He left on the nine o'clock express the next morning , and everybody had been pleasant to him at the breakfast table except Jess , who did not come down . Roy told the true state of the case before he went to bed that night , and the explanation was very gladly received by both Rex and Eva . `` It may be so , '' Jess replied ; `` but I 'll take my breakfast after he is gone . '' Roy told Sydney about the occurrence , and thought at first , from his brother 's looks , that he was going to give him a severe rating for what he had done .