"Then it is Robert?"
Isabel nodded assent.
Christina's eyes filled with a dull, angry glow, and there were tears in her voice, as she cried:
"If that is so, Isabel, I will leave Traquair House. I will not live with Jane Dalkeith. She is worse than mother. She would count every mouthful we ate, and make remarks as nasty as herself."
"Exactly. That would be Jane's way; but I am led to believe Robert will never marry Jane Dalkeith."
"Who then is he going to marry? I never heard of Robert paying attention to any girl."
"I have found out the person he is paying attention to."
"Who is it, Isabel? Tell me. I will never mention the circumstance."
"Her name is Theodora."
"What a queer name—Miss Theodora. Do you know, it sounds like a Christian name; it surely can not be a surname."