CHAPTER IV.
LADY ROSAMOND'S REVERIE.
In a small but exquisitely furnished apartment in Government House sat a young and beautiful lady.

The room commanded a north-west view, showing a bright and silvery sheet of rippling water.

This was the private apartment of Lady Rosamond.

It is the hour when she is occupied in writing letters and attending to the many little matters demanding her attention.

An open letter lies upon her lap.