She was doing her utmost to gratify him, 'for the purpose of paving a way to plead Janey's case.' She was almost persuading herself she was enjoying the remarks of his friend, confidant, secretary, or what not, Livia's worshipper, Mr.Woodseer, 'who does as he wills with my lord; directs his charities, his pleasures, his opinions, all because he is believed to have wonderful ideas and be wonderfully honest.' Henrietta wrote: 'Situation unchanged.

Janey still At that place'; and before the letter was posted, she and Livia had heard from Gower Woodseer of the reported disappearance of the Countess of Fleetwood and her maid.

Gower's father had walked up from Whitechapel, bearing news of it to the earl, she said.
'And the earl is much disturbed ?' was Livia's inquiry.
'He has driven down with my father,' Gower said carelessly, ambiguously in the sound.
Troubled enough to desire the show of a corresponding trouble, Henrietta read at their faces.
'May it not be--down there--a real danger ?' The drama, he could inform her, was only too naked down there for disappearances to be common.
'Will it be published that she is missing ?' 'She has her maid with her, a stout-hearted girl.

Both have courage.

I don't think we need take measures just yet.' 'Not before it is public property ?' Henrietta could have bitten her tongue for laying her open to the censure implied in his muteness.