And I'll write today, tell him I've seen you." Much better in spirits, Piers returned to the hotel.

Yes, after all, he would copy out those verses of his, and send them to Miss Derwent.

They were not bad; they came from his heart, and they might speak to hers.
Just his name at the end; no address.

If she desired to write to him, she could easily learn his address from Mrs.Hannaford.He would send them! "A telegram for you, sir," said the porter, as he entered.
Wondering, he opened it.
"Your father has suddenly died.

Hope this will reach you in time.
EMMA OTWAY." For a minute or two, the message was meaningless.