John Burkett Ryder, the Colossus, the man of unlimited power! He could save her father and he would.

And the more she thought about it, the more cheerful and more hopeful she became, and she started to dress quickly so that she might hurry down to tell her father the good news.

She was actually sorry now that she had said so many hard things of Mr.
Ryder in her book and she was worrying over the thought that her father's case might be seriously prejudiced if the identity of the author were ever revealed, when there came a knock at her door.

It was Eudoxia.
"Please, miss, will you come down to lunch ?".