Sophie was very anxious in this matter, and was resolved to stick as close to her Julie as possible.

"I will be his friend or his enemy; let him choose." That had been Sophie's reflection on the matter when she was left alone.
Ten days after his visit in Mount Street, Harry received the note which Lady Ongar had written to him on the night of her arrival in London.

It was brought to Mr.Beilby's office by her own footman early in the morning; but Harry was there at the time, and was thus able to answer it, telling Lady Ongar that he would come as she had desired.

She had commenced her letter "Dear Harry," and he well remembered that when she had before written she had called him "Dear Mr.Clavering." And though the note contained only half-a-dozen ordinary words, it seemed to him to be affectionate, and almost loving.

Had she not been eager to see him, she would hardly thus have written to him on the very instant of her return.