and Mrs.Anstruther is contained in a letter written by an elderly maiden lady, resident in the North Riding of Yorkshire, to a friend in London.

It is dated some four years after the events already recorded.
Although its information is garbled and, to a certain extent, inaccurate, those who have followed the adventures of the young couple under discussion will be able to appreciate its opinions at their true value.

When the writer states facts, of course, her veracity is unquestionable, but occasionally she flounders badly when she depends upon her own judgment.
Here is the letter: "MY DEAR HELEN: "I have not seen or heard of you during so long a time that I am _simply dying_ to tell you all that is happening here.

You will remember that some people named Anstruther bought the Fairlawn estate near our village some three years ago.

They are, as you know, _enormously_ rich.