CHAPTER X.
PEACE--OF A SORT The next morning there was a long, whispered discussion as to whether Mrs.De Peyster should go down to breakfast or have all her meals sent up to this chamber of distempered green.

In the end two considerations decided the matter.

In the first place, meals sent to the room would undoubtedly be charged extra.

In the second, it was possible that Mrs.
De Peyster's remaining in her room might rouse suspicion.

It seemed the cheaper and safer course to try to merge herself, an unnoticed figure, in the routine of the house.
The dining-room was low-ceilinged and occupied the front basement and seemed to be ventilated solely through the kitchen.