Ahead of Schedule

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​⁠It was to Wilson, his valet, with whom he frequently chatted in airy fashion before rising of a morning, that Rollo Finch first disclosed his great idea. Wilson was a man of silent habit, and men of silent habit rarely escaped Rollo's confidences.

'Wilson,' he said one morning from the recesses of his bed, as the valet entered with his shaving-water, 'have you ever been in love?'

'Yes, sir,' said th