And a keener pang supervened when she noticed that whatever savored most of an admiration on her own part had obviously the highest value for her friend.

The thought of Kendal only heightened her feeling about Elfrida.

She would be so much the stronger, she thought, to resist any--any strain--if she could be quite certain how much Elfrida cared--cared about her personally.

Besides, the indictment that she, Janet, had against her seemed to make the girl's affection absolutely indispensable.

And now Elfrida had apparently left London without a word.