He has nothing in his heart but pity for that poor woman, who he fears has been left stranded by the man she trusted.

So far he has heard nothing of her.

I left him hardly an hour ago.

Now, there, you see, is a case where just a word of frankness and truth might have ended all their sufferings.

I told Mr.
O'Day this morning, when I left him, that--" She had grown paler and paler during the long recital, her wide-open eyes staring into his, her bosom heaving with suppressed excitement, until at the mention of Felix's name, she staggered to her feet, and cried: "You know Felix O'Day ?" "Yes, thank God, I do, and you are his wife, Lady Barbara O'Day, Lord Carnavon's daughter." She cowered like a trapped animal, uncertain which way to spring.