You need not trouble about that, Mr.Tallboys; I will answer for it that they shall not know me.

It is possible, just possible, that Mr.and Mrs.Withers might know me if they saw me in church; but I shall, without letting them know my plans, guard against any indiscretion.

Now, as we have quite settled the matter, Mr.Tallboys, I shall go back to the inn, and when you have thought the matter over and decided upon the best plan for carrying out my wishes, you will send a note to Mrs.Brown at the 'George,' making an appointment for me to meet you here." Mr.Tallboys sat for some time in thought after Mrs.Conway had left him.

It was certainly a daring scheme, requiring no little courage, resolution, and self-possession to carry out, but his client evidently possessed all these qualities.

She had a clear head, and seemed to have grasped every point in the matter.