“Are you going to-day?”
“I’ll go, if I possibly can.”
“You must be very gentle with her, remember.”
“I’ll do my best.”
“And for goodness’ sake don’t frighten her about me.”
“No.”
“You must make up some kind of excuse about me. You must on no account let out that I have caught this horrible thing. Do you understand, Rosamund, if Hetty finds this out it will kill her at once.”
“I’ll do my very best for you, Jack. I won’t do anything to injure Hetty. I don’t know her, but I think I can promise that. Now, please, give me her address.”
“Twenty-four, Peacock Buildings, fourth story, care of Mrs Ashton. When you get to Putney, you turn down Dorset Street, and it’s the fifth turning to the right. Can you remember?”
“Yes, yes. Now lie still. I am going to send mother to you.”