7/8 "You may confide in me, Baroness." "I have heard from my husband again. I need not show you the letter; it is quite satisfactory--oh, quite, I assure you! Only I found this enclosed with it." In breathless silence she watched him examine critically first the heather and then the verses. "Is there anything in the Baron's letter to throw any light upon this ?" "Not one word--not the slightest hint." Again he studied the paper. "I came to you because you know all about the Tulliwuddles. Where is Lord Tulliwuddle now ?" "I am not acquainted with the present peer," he ansevered meditatively. |