Chapter 24: XXIV

XXIV I returned to the Vicarage to find Hawes waiting for me in my study. He was pacing up and down nervously, and when I entered the room he started as though he had been shot. “You must excuse me,” he said, wiping his forehead. “My nerves are all to pieces lately.” “My dear fellow,” I said, “you positively must get away for a change. We shall have you breaking down altogether, and that will never do.” “I can’t desert my post. No, that is a thing I will never do.” “It’s not a cas…