Waymark stated all he knew or could surmise with perfect frankness.

He had heard from Julian the night before of the discovery which it was said the police had made at Ida's lodgings, and this had strengthened his fear that Harriet's accusation was genuine.
"How did this girl lose her place at the laundry ?" asked Mr.Helter.
Waymark could not say; for all he knew it was through her own fault.
"And that's all you can tell us, Waymark ?" observed Mr.Woodstock, who had listened with a show of indifference.

"Well, I have no more time at present.

Look the thing up, Helter." On reaching home, Waymark wrote a few lines to Ida, merely to say that Grim was provided for, and assure her that she was not forgotten.

In a day or two he received a reply.