She pushed open the door, and, after a few seconds' inspection of him, said: "There you are, Henry! After thirty years! To think of it!" Priam was utterly at a loss.
"I'm his wife, ma'am," the visitor continued sadly to Alice.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you.

I'm his wife.

I'm the rightful Mrs.Henry Leek, and these are my sons, come with me to see that I get justice." Alice recovered very quickly from the shock of amazement.

She was a woman not easily to be startled by the vagaries of human nature.