Her black silk bosom heaved.
Contrary to all precedent she did not turn on her quaking sister.
"Where are Fay and Bessie ?" she asked.
"Fay is spending the afternoon with the Carters, and Bessie is out somewhere, I don't know where.

But I saw her start after luncheon." "How fortunate! Then you knew he was coming ?" "Yes.

I had a telegram from him this morning saying he was in the neighbourhood, and would come over this afternoon." "Of course you warned Magdalen ?" "Not I.I knew better than that.

She has a cold, so I knew she could not go out.

So directly I had seen him drive up I came off here.