I'll go--I'll go!" Lady Gertrude's face remained quite unchanged.

Only the steely gleam in her eyes hardened.
"When this hysterical outburst is quite over," she said scathingly, "I shall be better able to talk to you." Nan made no answer.

It was all she could do to prevent herself from bursting into tears.
"Sit down again." Lady Gertrude pointed to a chair, and Nan, who felt her legs trembling under her, sat down obediently.

"You're quite mistaken in thinking I don't wish you to be Roger's wife," continued Lady Gertrude quietly.

"I do wish it." Nan glanced across at her in astonishment.