He felt sure of it, and from that conviction he took his precautions.
He said nothing to the servants, except that Lady Atherton had gone away for a few days and would not return just yet.

"I shall find her," he thought, "before the scandal gets known." Seeing their lord perfectly cool and unconcerned, the servants made sure all was right.

No one in the wide world knew the true story of Lady Atherton's flight except her husband.
"I will find her," he said to himself; "but before I even begin to look for her I will settle my account with the sneaking villain known as Allan Lyster.".