AT half-past two on the following afternoon Mr. Deeling left the castle, a stout ash plant in his hand. He was proposing to take one of his constitutionals. These were of two kinds. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he allowed himself thirty-five minutes for exercise. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, however, some two hours and fifteen minutes were at his disposal. Today was Thursday, and Mr. Deeling intended to walk as briskly as advancing years and a sedentary habit permitted until a quarter to five, when he would return, refreshed in body and mind, to his laboratory.
It was very hot that Thursday afternoon, really extraordinarily hot, even for the tune of year and at that height. He could feel on his face the glow from the chapel walls as he passed them on his descent from the te
