"She's young and has golden hair like mine--a dressmaker, probably, for one of the servants, but she would scarcely come to the front door." Before she had time to conjecture further, the door was opened by a servant man, who seemed rather flustered as the visitor entered quickly, unannounced.

She had merely asked him, "Miss Gwladys Powell lives here ?" and, receiving an answer in the affirmative, had walked into the hall and followed the puzzled man to the drawing-room door.
As she entered the room in the dim twilight, Gwladys stood still with astonishment, while William so far forgot himself as to stand open-mouthed with his hand on the door-handle, until Gwladys said, "The lamps, William," when he disappeared suddenly.
The visitor stood for one moment frightened and doubtful.
"I am Valmai," she said, approaching Gwladys with her hands extended.
"Valmai ?" said Gwladys, taking both the offered hands.

"I don't know the name--but--surely, surely, we are sisters! You are my twin-sister.
Oh, I have heard the old story, and have longed for and dreamt of this meeting all my life," and in a moment the two girls were clasped to each other's hearts.
Gwladys seemed more unnerved by the meeting than Valmai, for she trembled with eagerness as she drew the new-comer nearer to the window, where the evening light shone upon the fresh pure face, so completely the image of her own, that both were impelled over and over again to renew their embraces, and to cling closely together.
When William entered with the lights, they were seated on the sofa with clasped hands, and arms thrown round each other's necks.
"Please, m'm, is the carriage to go or to stay ?" "Oh, to go--to go, of course," said Gwladys, rising to her feet.
"I have paid him," said Valmai; "but I couldn't be sure, you know, whether--whether--" "No, darling, of course.

Auntie, auntie, awake and see who has come." Mrs.Besborough Power blinked lazily.
"Dinner ?" she said.
"No, no, auntie, not for another hour, it is only seven o'clock; but do wake up and see who has come." But the sight of the strange girl had already recalled her aunt to her senses; her beady black eyes were fixed upon her, and her high-bridged nose seemed to be aiding them in their inquiries, as she pressed her lips together, and sniffed in astonishment.
"Gwladys," she said, "is it possible that I have invited anyone to dinner, and then forgotten it ?" Gwladys had removed her sister's hat, and as she stood now before Mrs.
Power, in the full light of the lamp and the fire, that poor lady was smitten by the same bewilderment which had taken possession of William at the front door.

She could only ejaculate: "Gracious goodness, Gwladys! What is the meaning of this?
Who is it, child?
and which are you?
Are you this one or that one?
For heaven's sake say something, or I shall be quite confused." "It's Valmai, auntie, my twin-sister, though you could not remember her name, but of whom I have thought often and often.