Chapter 15 TUPPENCE RECEIVES A PROPOSAL

JULIUS sprang up.

"What?"

"I thought you were aware of that."

"When did she leave?"

"Let me see. To-day is Monday, is it not? It must have been last Wednesday-why, surely-yes, it was the same evening that you-er-fell out of my tree."

"That evening? Before, or after?"

"Let me see-oh yes, afterwards. A very urgent message arrived fr