Lady Bell smiled, not ill pleased.
“You mean to say that you would not accept any situation?”
Laura Treherne inclined her head.
“How did you know that I wanted a maid?”
“I heard it in the house where I am lodging,” she replied.
“And you knew me?”
“Yes; I had heard of you, my lady.”
“Have you any other testimonials besides this note of Lady Challoner’s?”
“None, my lady.”
Lady Bell hesitated.