I confess I believed that the strange woman was trifling with us, and had simply made up this story after the event. Mohun saw my incredulity, and said, in a low tone:—
“You do not believe in this?”
“No,” I returned, in the same tone.
“And yet one thing is remarkable.”
“What?”
“That a lady of the highest character assured me, the other day, that all this was related to her before Hunter even entered the Valley."{1}
{Footnote 1: Fact.}
And turning to Amanda, he said:—
“When did you see these things?”
“I think it was in March, sir.”