3/16 "We will leave separately--and I will go first." "There will be a hue and cry after you, when you are missed." "There will be a dance when the croquet is over. I don't dance--and I shall not be missed. There will be time, and opportunity to get to my own room. I shall leave a letter there for Lady Lundie, and a letter"-- her voice trembled for a moment--"and a letter for Blanche. The confession I shall make will be the truth in a few hours, if it's not the truth now. |