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28 still. The Professor bowed, but he didn't smile this time.

"I can assure you, he said earnestly, "that, provided the bath was made, I used it every morning. I certainly ordered it——that I am clear about——my only doubt is, whether the man ever finished making it. It's difficult to remember, after so many years——"

At this moment the door, very slowly and creakingly, began to open, and Sylvie and Bruno jumped up, and ran to meet the well-known footstep.