Everett’s Departure Mr. Everett’s Departure When Percival woke the next morning, Mr. Everett had gone. This was extremely puzzling to Percival after the extremely pleasant and intimate evening they had spent together. He supposed that Mr. Everett might have a habit of a morning walk before breakfast, or that Mr. Everett had been called away on urgent business—although, if this were the case, Percival did not see why or how his servants might have managed to wake Mr. Everett without waking their master. Certainly, he thought, there could be no reason for worrying. Mr. Everett was extremely honourable and kind, and there would of course be a sensible reason for his sudden disappearance. Rising and donning his smallclothes and shirt, Percival rang for his servant to help him into coat and boots. His valet knew nothing of the matter, but Percival’s butler was able to inform him that Mr. Everett had left the manor house briefly after sunrise.
