17/25 The disclosure, if wise, could be made at any time. Now tell me about the house, and then go arid see Alma. I have business in the City.' He went, but only to be disappointed; Alma was not at home. To make amends, she sent him a note that evening, asking him to call at twelve the next day, and to stay to luncheon. When he entered the room, the first object his eye fell upon was the old school atlas, lying open on the table at the map of England and Wales. |