And not until a month later was she able to write a few lines to quiet the anxiety of Madame and the Signor.
A few days before her last ghostly visit to Magnolia Lawn, she had written them a very joyful letter, telling them of Gerald's preparations to acknowledge her as his wife, and make her the mistress of his beautiful home.

They received the tidings with great joy, and answered with hearty congratulations.

The Signor was impatient to write to Mr.King; but Madame, who had learned precaution and management by the trials and disappointments of a changing life, thought it best to wait till they could inform him of the actual fact.
As Rosa had never been in the habit of writing oftener than once in four or five weeks, they felt no uneasiness until after that time had elapsed; and even then they said to each other, "She delays writing, as we do, until everything is arranged." But when seven or eight weeks had passed, Madame wrote again, requesting an immediate answer.

Owing to the peculiar position of the sisters, letters to them had always been sent under cover to Mr.Fitzgerald; and when this letter arrived, he was naturally curious to ascertain whether Madame was aware of his marriage.

It so happened that it had not been announced in the only paper taken by the Signor; and as they lived in a little foreign world of their own, they remained in ignorance of it.