"ah, yes you were going away just now, and i thought to myself: ‘i shall never see these people again never again! this is the last time i shall see the trees, too. i shall see nothing after this but the red brick wall of meyer’s house opposite my window. tell them about it try to tell them,’ i thought. ‘here is a beautiful young girl you are a dead man; make them understand that. tell them that a dead man may say anything and mrs. grundy will not be angry ha-ha! you are not laughing?" he looked anxiously around. "but you know i get so many queer ideas, lying there in bed. i have grown convinced that nature is full of mockery you called me an atheist just now, but you know this nature...