"I had to make a call in the city so I came down from Liverpool Street.

Any luck ?" She held his hands, resisting for the moment his proffered embrace.
"Henry," she said earnestly, "do you know I am so much more anxious to hear your news." "Mine will keep," he replied.

"What about Richard ?" She shook her head.
"I spent the whole of my time making enquiries," she sighed, "and every one was fruitless.

I failed to get the least satisfaction from any one at the War Office.

They know nothing, have heard nothing." "I'm ever so sorry to hear it," Sir Henry declared sympathetically.