I know it.

I know it," were her last words.
She died quite suddenly on the 27th of December, the day upon which Sir John had announced that they were to move to London.
As a matter of fact, one of the survivors of this trio was to move much further than to London, namely, Isobel herself.

It happened thus.

The funeral was over; the relatives and the few friends who attended it had departed to their rooms if they were stopping in the house, or elsewhere; Isobel and her father were left alone.

She confronted him, a tall, slim figure, whose thick blonde hair and pale face contrasted strikingly with her black dress.