27/29 The last paragraph concluded: "It now lies between Sir F.and the B.M., but I think it will be the B.M. who will get the mantle, for Sir F.and his brother have gone away on a yachting trip. The M.of H.does not know that I know, and the secret weighs heavy on my mind." She was in bed when the girls came up, but the door into the next room stood open and she heard Betty say, "Oh, we forgot to give you Alex Shelby's message, Lloyd. Joyce and I met him on our way to the post-office. |