CHAPTER XVI AND LAST.
"Is Judge Corbet at home?
Can I see him ?" she asked of the footman, who at length answered the door.
He looked at her curiously, and a little familiarly, before he replied, "Why, yes! He's pretty sure to be at home at this time of day; but whether he'll see you is quite another thing." "Would you be so good as to ask him?
It is on very particular business." "Can you give me a card?
your name, perhaps, will do, if you have not a card.

I say, Simmons" (to a lady's-maid crossing the hall), "is the judge up yet ?" "Oh, yes! he's in his dressing-room this half-hour.

My lady is coming down directly.

It is just breakfast-time." "Can't you put it off and come again, a little later ?" said he, turning once more to Ellinor--white Ellinor! trembling Ellinor! "No! please let me come in.

I will wait.