‘Yours very sincerely,
‘Philip Debenham.’
When that letter was written, Tor’s spirits rose. He had great confidence in Miss Marjory, and he believed she would come.
CHAPTER XI.
MRS. BELASSIS FINDS AN ALLY.
wo days later Mrs. Belassis and Betsy Long held a secret meeting under an oak-tree in a secluded corner of the park.
‘Well, Betsy,’ said the ex-mistress graciously, ‘have you anything to tell me yet?’
‘Well, ma’am, I don’t know as it’s anything you’ll care to hear; but I can’t help thinking there’s something odd about the foreign gentleman as is staying down at Mr. Meredith’s.’
‘A foreign gentleman?’ repeated Mrs. Belassis. ‘I have not heard of him. Who is he?’