She feared for her darling's health and reason.

She made an appeal to me who professed to love him--if it were honourably possible, would I bring Madame Brandt back to him?
She was willing now to accept Dale's estimate of her worth.

Could I, at the least, prevail on Madame Brandt to give him some hope--of what she did not know--but some hope that would save him from ruining his career and "doing something desperate"?
And another letter from Dale: ".

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