A tap at the door was followed by the announcement,—
"Please, ma'am, Mr. Kelly wants to see you!"
"Mr. Kelly! O dear!"
"He've been a lot of times, ma'am, when you was too ill: and he said maybe you'd be able now."
"Well, I suppose he must come in for once. It is to be hoped that he will not stay long."
Felix crossed over to where Lettice sat. "I'm off," he whispered. "I'll be back in an hour. I say—you didn't really hurt yourself? I saw you got an uncommonly hard bang."
"Oh, it's nothing—" and she smiled.
"Not bad now."
"It's getting better."
"Sis didn't notice, so I said nothing. She'd only lie and bother. You'll be all the colours of the rainbow in a day or two."