"You must go to England," Maurice said decidedly.

"It is an easy journey, and you would be quite safe there." "But I ought not to go to England," Mrs.Costello answered rather uncertainly.

"And Bailey might follow us there." "I doubt that.

By what you say, too, if he were in England, we might perhaps set the police to watch him, which would prevent his annoying you.

However, the thing to do is to carry you off before he has any idea you are in Europe at all." Lucia stayed long enough to see that the mere presence of Maurice inspired her mother with fresh courage; then she went back to her packing, leaving the door ajar that she might hear their voices.