Note 1 — Chapter xvii · THE RETURN TO THE NEST
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
One day in May I was walking up and down, on the look-out for anything fresh that might be taking place in the harmas1 laboratory. Favier was not far off, at work in the kitchen-garden. Who is Favier? I may as well say a few words about him at once, for we shall be hearing of him again.