The girl hesitated, then said she was not certain of her destination, but would write Miss Robson at Noorvik.
"You will surely keep your promise ?" urged Miss Robson.
"Yes, I will keep my promise." A sense of relief swept over Alan.

The words were spoken so softly that he thought she had not wanted him to hear.

It was evident that a few hours' sleep and the beauty of the morning had completely changed her mental attitude, and he no longer felt the suspicion of responsibility which had persisted in attaching itself to him.

Only a fool, he assured himself, could possibly see a note of tragedy in her appearance now.

Nor was she different at luncheon or at dinner.