She is safe and well, and will be at home in a week, but she will never be your wife.
"ONE WHO KNOWS." Mr.Walraven read and reread these brief lines, and stood and stared at Sir Roger Trajenna.
"Good heavens! You got this through the post-office ?" "I did, an hour ago, and came here at once.

Do you believe it ?" "How can I tell?
Let us hope it may be true.

It is of a piece with the rest of the mystery.

The writing, as usual in these anonymous letters, is disguised.

Can Mollie herself be the writer ?" "Mollie!" The baronet grew fearfully pale at the bare suggestion.