Lady Thesiger held out her hand.
"You have quite touched my heart, Sir Edgar; I shall not rest until I have seen Miss Trevelyan."
"Nor I," added the daughter.
I turned eagerly to her.
"You will come over to see my sister? I should be so grateful; she would welcome you so warmly. I have always longed for her to have a friend."
There was a slight constraint in the faces of mother and daughter. I wondered what it meant. Lady Thesiger was the first to speak.
"We shall be delighted to do all that lies in our power to soften Miss Trevelyan's terrible affliction. Pray, pardon me, Sir Edgar, but is Mademoiselle d'Aubergne still at Crown Anstey?"
"She is staying there as a companion to my sister, who is utterly incapable of taking any share in the management of the house."
"You must find a wife," said Sir John. "I should say myself that Crown Anstey requires a mistress."
I longed to say there and then how I should pray him to give me his daughter for a wife. Our eyes met. She must have read my thoughts, for her face grew crimson, nor did I catch another glimpse of those lovely eyes during my visit.