Page:The Novels and Tales of Henry James, Volume 1 (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907).djvu/290

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RODERICK HUDSON

Rowland found himself roused from sleep early the next morning to see Roderick standing before him dressed for departure, his bag in his hand. "I 'm off," he said—"I'm for work again. An idea has come to me, by a miracle, and I must try to set it up while I have it. Addio!" And he went by the first train. Rowland followed at his ease.