It would be espionage.

She would wait, quit calmly and indefinitely, till Frida chose to write, and then she would treat the escapade, whatever it was, with the perfect understanding of good-fellowship.

Or perhaps not indefinitely--for two or three days--it was just possible that Frida might have had bad news and started suddenly for America by the early tram to Liverpool, in which case she might easily not have had time to write.

But in that case would not Mrs.Jordan have written "Gone to America"?
Her heart stood still with another thought--could she have gone with Kendal?
Granting that she had made up her mind to marry him, it would be just Elfrida's strange, sensational way.

Janet walked the floor in a restless agony, mechanically tearing the note into little, strips.
She must know--she must find out.