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"Mrs Unthank," he said, "I should like to knohy you have been content to remain my wife's attendant for the last ten years?"

Mrs Unthank was startled by the suddenness of the attack

"Lady Dominey has needed me," she answered, after a moment's pause

"Do you consider," he asked, "that you have been the best possible co to accept any other," the woman replied

"Are you very devoted to h she was and appeared to be, was obviously disconcerted by Dominey's line of questions

"If I weren't," she demanded, "should I have been here all these years?"

"I scarcely see," he continued, "what particular claim my wife has had upon you I understand, moreover, that you are one of those who firmly believe that I killed your son Is this attendance upon ood for evil?"

"Exactly what do you want to say to me, Sir Everard?" she asked harshly

"I wish to say this," Do aboutto have specialists down here, and above all things to change for a ti is that she will stand a much better chance of recovery without your attendance"

"You would dare to send me away?" the woman demanded

"That is my intention," Dominey confessed "I have not spoken to Lady Dominey yet, but I hope that very soon my influence over her will be such that she will be content to obey my wishes I look upon your future from the financial point of view, as my care I shall settle upon you the sum of three hundred pounds a year"

The woan to shake There was a curious look of fear in her eyes

"I can't leave this place, Sir Everard," she cried "I must stay here!"

"Why?" he demanded

"Lady Dominey couldn't do without me," she answered sullenly

"That," he replied, "is for her to decide Personally, froed in her that ridiculous superstition about the ghost of your son I also believe that you have kept alive in her that spirit of unreasonable hatred which she has felt towards me"