And then she was aware that there were circumstances which might make such a meeting as this serviceable.

She knew nothing of what had taken place during the last four-and-twenty hours.

She had no idea that in consequence of words spoken to him by her father and his brother, Arthur Fletcher was about to abandon his suit.

There would have been no doubt about her going to meet him had she thought this.

She supposed that she would have to hear again the old story.