"It's an outrage," she said quietly.
"I knew you wouldn't believe it!" exclaimed Mrs. White.
"Believe it! of course it isn't true! It's not possible!"
There was a ring at the door just then, and Mrs. White excused herself to answer it.
She opened upon Ivan's mysterious visitor, Alexander Poubalov.
[CHAPTER V.]
THE AGENT OF THE CZAR.
"Good-morning," said Poubalov, gutturally; "this is Madame White, I believe?"