She had left Joan her library, together with her wonderful collection of note books.

She had brought them all up-to-date and indexed them.

They would be invaluable to Francis when he started the new paper upon which they had determined.

He was still in the hospital at Breganze, near to where his machine had been shot down.

She had tried to get to him; but it would have meant endless delays; and she had been anxious about her father.