"A young lady who sends this note, begging that Mademoiselle will read it at once, and consent to see her." Thankful that the tete-a-tete had been interrupted, I held out my hand for the letter.

Marianne gave it to me.

I glanced at the name written below the lines which only half filled the first page of theatre paper, and found it strange to me.

But, even if I had not been ready to snatch at the chance of ridding myself immediately of Godensky, the few words above the unfamiliar name would have made me say as I did say, "Bring the young lady in at once." "I come to you from Mr.Dundas, on business which he told me was of the greatest and most pressing importance.
"DIANA FORREST." That was the whole contents of the note; but a dozen sheets closely filled with arguments could not have moved me more..