You understand ?" "Yes, my lady." "What have you got there?
Anything for me ?" "For Miss Roseberry, my lady." As he answered, the man handed the card and the open letter to Mercy.
"The lady is waiting in the morning-room, miss.

She wished me to say she has time to spare, and she will wait for you if you are not ready yet." Having delivered his message in those terms, he withdrew.
Mercy read the name on the card.

The matron had arrived! She looked at the letter next.

It appeared to be a printed circular, with some lines in pencil added on the empty page.

Printed lines and written lines swam before her eyes.