Putting it into her pocket she returned to the dining-room.

She stood there for a moment with her chin in her hands and deep reflection in her eyes, and then, going to the door of her mother's sitting-room, she opened it and beckoned.

A moment later Mrs.Crozier and the Young Doctor entered the dining-room and sat down at a motion from her.

Presently she said: "Mrs.Crozier, I have here the letter your husband received from you five years ago in London." Mrs.Crozier flushed.

She had been masterful by nature and she had had her way very much in life.