You may have forgotten--though you can be sure she hasn't!--that you left Trenby Hall rather unceremoniously! And then your illness immediately afterwards prevented your making your peace with her." Nan's face changed.

The light seemed to die out of her eyes.
"I'd almost forgotten Lady Gertrude," she said painfully.
"I don't think you'll find it difficult to meet her again," replied Kitty.

"Roger stopped in town all through the time you were really dangerously ill--" "Did he ?" interrupted Nan.

"That was--rather nice of him, considering how I'd treated him." "Do you still mean to marry the fellow ?" asked Barry, bluntly.
"Yes." The monosyllable fell slowly but quite convincingly.

"Why hasn't he been to see me lately ?" she added after a moment.
"Because I asked him not to," answered Kitty.