"And it was all a falsehood about Richard Dewey's sickness?"
"Yes."
"And the note?"
"I wrote it myself."
"Then, sir, you have acted shamefully," said Florence, indignantly.
"I am afraid I have," said Orton Campbell, smiling, "but I couldn't help it!"
"'Couldn't help it'?" repeated Miss Douglas.
"No; you would not receive me, and I had to contrive an interview."
"Do you know anything of Richard Dewey?"
"No; he is perfectly well, so far as I know, or he may be dead. Pray be seated."