I slept a moment since I left Les Baux. It has been a cruel
journey. You — will — be — a — good — master "

Here the eyes closed again. Grim was very fast asleep.
The porter was propitiated ; the housekeeper condoled with ;
the butler's warning ignored. By luncheon that day the usual
harmony reigned, and Wharton's silver was, if possible, brighter
than ever. How tactful and pleasant, these little silent apolo-
gies ! But as the days went on, it was found to be' cruelty
to keep Grim in a shut-up room. Moreover the housekeeper
declared her books would be doubled if she had to supply that
bird from foreign parts with rats and mice ad libitum, and
dainty larks for dessert. So it ended in a compromise. Grim
was lent to the Zoo " until further orders." There he may still
be seen, happy in the company of his fellows — but, he declares,
not his equals.
