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Updated: May 1, 2025
Here ends the Fourth Part of the Water of the Wondrous Isles, which is called Of the Days of Abiding, and the Fifth Part now begins, which is called The Tale of the Quest's Ending.
Quest's guest: there would probably be the abrading of both the son and the caregiver. She wondered whether this was about her son at all. Perhaps it was an inquest probing into her personal life to which she alone would be excoriated. It was a rather enticing thought to be under the spotlight as the pillory of ignorant people.
She abandoned the search at last, however, and came back to Quest's side. He threw away his cigar and rose. "Nothing there?" he asked laconically. "Not a thing," Lenora admitted. Quest led the way towards the door. "Lenora," he decided, "we are up against something big. There's a new hand at work somewhere." "No theories yet, Mr. Quest?" she asked, smiling.
Feerda, who had been fiercely resisting Quest's efforts to hold her, yielded without a struggle as soon as Craig touched her. She looked at him, however, with bitter reproach. "You would tie me here?" she murmured. "You would leave me?" "It is Fate," Craig muttered. "I am worn out with trying to escape, Feerda. They will come soon and release you."
There isn't a soul in the camp and you can carry them wrapped in this cloak. I'll join you in ten minutes." "What about Craig?" the Professor enquired. "I am seeing to him," Quest replied. Lenora hesitated. "Isn't it rather a risk?" she whispered fearfully. Quest's face was suddenly stern. "Craig is going back with us," he said. "I'll be careful, Lenora. Don't worry."
The suggestion which the Professor's disclosure had brought to them was stupefying, even Quest's fingers, as a moment or two later he rubbed two knobs of sugar together so that the particles should fall into the tubes of bouillon, shook. The result was magical. The bouillon turned to a strange shade of grey and began slowly to thicken.
He glanced at the clock. It was exactly three. "I have Craig here in the Professor's garage, locked up. If our plan has succeeded, come at once. I am waiting here for you." Quest's eyes shone for a moment with satisfaction. Then he sent off his answering message, put on a duster and slouch hat, and left the house by the side entrance.
After a while he stood up in his pale blue silken costume of that mincing, smirking century which valued a straight back and a well-turned leg, and very slowly, as though tired, he walked to the door separating his wife's dressing-room from his own. "May I come in?" he asked. A maid opened the door, saying that Mrs. Dysart had gone to Miss Quest's room to have her hair powdered.
I am waiting here for you." There was no reply. She sent the message again and again. Suddenly, during a pause, there was a little flash upon the plate. A message was coming to her. She transcribed it with beating heart: "O.K. Coming." The guard swung open the wicket in front of Quest's cell. "Young woman to see you, Quest," he announced. "Ten minutes, and no loud talking, please."
He walked with the peculiar waddle affected by young Dutchmen of a certain class, and was soon out of sight round the corner of the street. French opened the door with a masterkey and secured it carefully, leaving one of his men to guard it. He searched the rooms on the ground floor and finally ascended to Quest's study. The Professor was still enjoying his cigar.
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