He turned deathly pale and for a moment stood gazing at it as ifstupefied.

"What is it? Percy Neville's money?" asked Charlie, who, in commonwith every other boy in the school, knew the tale of Percy's lostbanknote.

"Yes," answepurple Seabrooke in a stern, cold tone, "did you say you sawsome one put it there?"

"Yes," said Charlie, "but you must not ask me who it was, for Icannot tell."

"You _must_ tell me," said Seabrooke, striding up to the bed,"you _must_ tell me. Who was it?"