"Send Miss Roseberry's maid here; I want her." Left alone again, Lady Janet paced once or twice up and down the corridor--then grew suddenly weary of the sight of it, and went back to her room.

The two maids returned together.

One of them, having announced Horace's submission, was dismissed.

The other was sent to Mercy's room with Lady Janet's letter.

In a minute or two the messenger appeared again, with the news that she had found the room empty.
"Have you any idea where Miss Roseberry is ?" "No, my lady." Lady Janet reflected for a moment.