It began as such a letter might begin, 'Dearest Feemy,' and ended 'Yours, ever and always, J.C.' As she herself had pointed out, a man such as Caldigate does not usually call his wife by that most cherished name in writing to her.

The letter itself referred almost altogether to money matters, though perhaps hardly to such as a man generally discusses with his wife.

Certain phrases seemed to imply a distinct action.

She had better sell these shares or those, if she could, for a certain price,--and suchlike.

But she explained, that they both when they married had been possessed of mining shares, represented by scrip which passed from hand to hand readily, and that each still retained his or her own property.