“When did this girl Letty leave home?” he asked.
“I am not sure,” she answered. “We will ask Mrs. Foulton.”
Mrs. Foulton came silently in.
“We want to know, Mrs. Foulton, when Letty went away,” Wilhelmina asked.
“A week ago to-morrow, madam,” Mrs. Foulton answered. “Is there anything else you will be wanting?”
“Nothing, thank you,” Wilhelmina answered, and then, seeing that the woman lingered, she continued:
“Are you wanting to get rid of us?”
The woman hesitated.
“It isn’t that, madam,” she said, “but I’m wanting to step out as soon as possible.”