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Once or twice , however , there were incidents that put him about terribly -- even questions that savoured of suspicion . On Sunday night , for no conceivable reason , an unwonted wakefulness came upon him . Unaccountably he realised he was a contemptible liar , All through the small hours of Monday he reviewed the tale of his falsehoods , and when he tried to turn his mind from that , the financial problem suddenly rose upon him . He heard two o'clock strike , and three . It is odd how unhappy some of us are at times , when we are at our happiest . `` Good morning , Madam , '' said Hoopdriver , as Jessie came into the breakfast room of the Golden Pheasant on Monday morning , and he smiled , bowed , rubbed his hands together , and pulled out a chair for her , and rubbed his hands again . She stopped abruptly , with a puzzled expression on her face .