He only saw Flora again ten minutes before they left for the railway station, in the Fynes' sitting-room at the hotel.

It was a most painful ten minutes for the Fynes.

The respectable citizen addressed Miss de Barral as "Florrie" and "my dear," remarking to her that she was not very big "there's not much of you my dear" in a familiarly disparaging tone.

Then turning to Mrs.Fyne, and quite loud "She's very white in the face.

Why's that ?" To this Mrs.Fyne made no reply.