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XXV. The Curtain

           

           “That’swhatIwasthinking,”saidMary.“Noonewoulddaretofollowus.Therearegallerieswhereyoucouldrun.Wecoulddoourexercises.ThereisalittleIndianroomwherethereisacabinetfullofivoryelephants.Thereareallsortsofrooms.”

           “Ringthebell,”saidColin.

           Whenthenursecameinhegavehisorders.

           “Iwantmychair,”hesaid.“MissMaryandIaregoingtolookatthepartofthehousewhichisnotused.Johncanpushmeasfarasthepicture-gallerybecausetherearesomestairs.ThenhemustgoawayandleaveusaloneuntilIsendforhimagain.”

           Rainydayslosttheirterrorsthatmorning.Whenthefootmanhadwheeledthechairintothepicture-galleryandleftthetwotogetherinobediencetoorders,ColinandMarylookedateachotherdelighted.AssoonasMaryhadmadesurethatJohnwasreallyonhiswaybacktohisownquartersbelowstairs,Colingotoutofhischair.

           “Iamgoingtorunfromoneendofthegallerytotheother,”hesaid,“andthenIamgoingtojumpandthenwewilldoBobHaworth’sexercises.”

           Andtheydidallthesethingsandmanyothers.Theylookedattheportraitsandfoundtheplainlittlegirldressedingreenbrocadeandholdingtheparrotonherfinger.

           “Allthese,”saidColin,“mustbemyrelations.Theylivedalongtimeago.Thatparrotone,Ibelieve,isoneofmygreat,great,great,greataunts.Shelooksratherlikeyou,Mary—notasyoulooknowbutasyoulookedwhenyoucamehere.Nowyouareagreatdealfatterandbetterlooking.”

           “Soareyou,”saidMary,andtheybothlaughed.

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