st of all she went into her husband's library.

Ellerton found her there when he summoned her to breakfast. She would
come in a minute, she said, quietly; she was only arranging Sir Hugh's
papers as he liked to have them. Yes, she knew the carriage would be
round directly; but Ellerton need not fear that she would be late. And
then, when the old servant had closed the door, she went up to her
husband's chair, leaning over it and embracing it with her two arms,
while she rested her cheek against the carved ebony back. "This is
where he will sit this evening," she said. "Good-bye, God bless you,
dear;" and then she left the room.

But she would eat nothing, and only asked for her baby. But just
before she got into the carriage she called Mrs. Heron to her, and
bade her take care of the aged people at the Pierrepoint almshouses,
and see they had their little packets of tea and grocery as usual; and
then she shook hands with her and Ellerton.

"Good-bye to you all," faltered the poor child, hurriedly. "You have
been good friends to me, all of you. Good-bye--good-bye;" and then she
drew her veil over her face, and leaned back in the carriage, while
Nero licked her little ungloved hand.

Sir Hugh had sworn to love and cherish her until death, and yet he had
brought her to this.

The journey was a very short one; but nurse afterward remembered that
Lady Redmond did not appear surprised, when they arrived at Euston, to
find that Sir Hugh was not waiting at the station. "What are we to do,
my lady?" she asked, rather helplessly, for she was young and a
country woman, and the din and bustle were overwhelming to her; but
Fay was helping to identify her luggage, and did not answer. She told
nurse to go into the waiting-room with baby, and she would come to her
presently. And then she had her luggage put on to a cab.

"Nurse," she said, quickly, when she came back a few minutes
afterward, "will you give me baby a moment, and go to the
refreshment-room--it is just a little way down the station. I should
like some sandwiches and sponge-cakes, and perhaps you had better get
something for yourself, there is plenty of time;" and the woman obeyed
her at once. Her lady looked faint, she thought; most likely she was
disappointed that Sir Hugh was not there.

As soon as she had left the waiting-room, Fay went up to the person in
charge, and asked her to give a sealed note to her nurse when she came
back. "You remember her--the young