"Where is _she_ to be found ?" "Here! In this girl!" declares Lady Rylton solemnly.

"Margaret, you know how we are situated.

You know how low we have fallen--_you_ can understand that in this marriage lies our last hope.

If Maurice can be induced to marry Miss Bolton----" A sound of merry laughter interrupts her here.

There comes the sound of steps upon the terrace--running steps.