Besides, I want to know something.

Why did you go abroad ?" At that plain question Julian looked unaffectedly surprised.

"I wrote to explain," he said.

"Have you not received my letter ?" "Oh, I got your letter.

It was long enough, in all conscience; and, long as it was, it didn't tell me the one thing I wanted to know." "What is the 'one thing' ?" Lady Janet's reply pointed--not too palpably at first--at that second motive for Julian's journey which she had suspected Julian of concealing from her.
"I want to know," she said, "why you troubled yourself to make your inquiries on the Continent _in person ?_ You know where my old courier is to be found.