He was obliged to bribe the janitor, too, because the laws of the house permitted neither animals nor babies within its precincts.

He was aware of it; he had managed to secure the escaped bird before her electric summons could arouse the janitor.

He was up early, had breakfasted, and was at 42-1/2 Threadneedle Street promptly at nine, beating the janitor by some twenty minutes.

This man possessed Lizzie with a singular feeling of dreadwhy she could not determine; yet, after he was gone, she imagined those cold grey eyes were resting on her, and bidding the old janitor, who had grown reserved so suddenly, good morning, she sprang into her carriage as fast as her trembling limbs could carry her, and ordered the coachman to drive back to the hotel.

"I called the janitor," she said, "and he came and we searched the entry; but there was no owl.

The professor received us most graciously, and ordered the janitor to bring us chairs, table, paper, and pencils.

If you'll let me know when that work's going to be ready, I'll send the janitor up for it.

Having a kimono such as this, our housekeeper can either button himself into it with a button-hook (very good ones are supplied by Messrs. Einstein & Fickelbrot [see ad.] at a very reasonable price or even higher), or better still, he can summon the janitor of the apartment, who can button him up quite securely in a few minutes' time a quarter of an hour at the most.

"My dear, they treated me with the same consideration afforded the janitor.

"Somethingyou can scarcely credit itand I dare not tell the janitor for fear he will think mequeer."

I asked the janitor, and he said the house was not very well built and that the beams and wainscoting were shrinking.