"I will see you in a moment--wait outside, please," he added, as Burlingame made as though to step inside.

"Wait at the gate," he added quietly, but with undisguised contempt.
The moment of moments for Mona and himself had passed.

All the bitterness of defeat was on him again.

All the humiliation of undeserved failure to accomplish what had been the dear desire of five years bore down his spirit now.

Suddenly he had a suspicion that his wife had received information of his whereabouts from this very man, Burlingame.
Had not the Young Doctor said that Burlingame had written to lawyers in the old land to get information concerning him?
Was it not more than likely that he had given his wife the knowledge which had brought her here?
When Burlingame had disappeared he turned to Mona.