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I shudder when I think of Miss Darrow's narrow escape Did you suspect who her assailant really was? I wonder you have written ht it would only needlessly alarobah, you would doubtless have felt it imperative that I should know of it,--so I conclude from your silence that you did not discover his identity
I need not, of course, tell you, my dear Doctor, that we have reached the end of our Indian clue, and that I deeet out of India just as soon as possible If this letter is in any way delayed, you need not be surprised if I have the pleasure of relating its contents in person Remember me to Miss Darrow and tell her how sorry I am that, thus far, I have been unable to be of any real service to her As I shall see you so soon I need write nothing further Kind regards to Miss Alice Ever yours, GEORGE MAITLAND
When I had finished reading this letter I looked up at Gwen, expecting to see that its news had depressed her I must confess, however, that I could not detect any such effect On the contrary, she see "According to this letter, then," she said, addressing me somewhat excitedly, "we may--" but she let fall her eyes and did not complete her sentence My sister bestowed upon her one of those glances described in the vernacular of wo" and then said to me: "We may expect Mr Maitland at any tietting here He undoubtedly feels rined at his failure and will now be h to a successful conclusion He is in the position of a hound that has lost its scent, and is eager to return to its point of departure for a fresh start I fancy it will be no easy task to discover a new clue, and I shall watch Maitland's work in this direction with a great deal of curiosity" Gwen did not speak, but she listened to our conversation with a nearer approach to a healthy interest than I had known her to display on any other occasion since her father's death I regarded this as a good omen Her condition, since that sad occurrence, had worried ood deal She seemed to have lost her hold on life and to exist in a state of wearied listlessness Nothing seeet, in the an it!