There is a letter-chute very near her door.

She may have dropped a letter in that any time before a watch was put upon her.

You are thinking, of course, of the anxiety she expressed about her husband, and whether she took any measures for ascertaining if her fears for him had any foundation in fact ?" "I was, yes; but I presume this fancy had passed, or else she is too ill to remember her own aberrations.

Were you able to effect an understanding with her nurse ?" "Yes; that's fixed.

I had a short talk, too, with the proprietor of the hotel.