But if she sends him away, and comes to my hotel--" "She'll probably make some excuse about being obliged to go to the theatre early, and thus get rid of him.

She's quite clever enough to manage that.

Then, as your own name won't appear on any hotel list in the papers next day, the most jealous heart need have no cause for suspicion.

At the same time, if certain persons whom Mademoiselle--and we, too--have to fear, do find out that she has visited Ivor Dundas, who has assumed a false name for the pleasure of a private interview with her, interests of even deeper importance than the most desperate love affair may still, we'll hope, be guarded by the pretext of your old friendship.

Now, you understand thoroughly ?" "I think so," replied Ivor, very grave and troubled, I knew by the change in his manner, out of which all the gaiety had been slowly drained.