"I am in heaven," she said once, under her breath. "He lives. Now I can forgive my father!"
"Madam, your husband is very ill."
Valentine turned her great shining eyes towards Esther.
"All the better. I can nurse him," she said, with a smile, and then she pulled the hood of her cloak over her head and did not speak another word.
The cab drew up at one of the entrances to St. Thomas' Hospital.
CHAPTER LI.
"What place is this?" asked the wife.
She was unacquainted with hospitals and sickness.
"This is a place where they cure the sick, and succour the dying, dear Mrs. Wyndham," gently remarked Esther Helps.