"True," said the girl, sternly. Then, in a guarded tone: "And you would make no attempt to overturn their finely laid plans?"
"I? No!" fiercely. "You? I thought you wanted revenge."
"And so I do,—and will have it."
"How, then?"
"Will you go to Madame Arthur?"
"What for?"
"Ah, now you reason. I will tell you."
Hurriedly she unfolded her plan; and after some differences of opinion, dame Hagar agreed to play her part in the coming drama. Having finally arranged Hagar's rôle to their mutual satisfaction, Céline hurriedly recounted her day's adventures, saying, by way of finale:
"So now you see, nursie, I must hasten and send madame's message on its way. I shall depend upon you to tell me if Mr. Davlin comes to Bellair to-morrow, for I have a fancy that madame will manage, in some way, to prevent his coming to the house, as it was fully settled that he was not to appear at Oakley until summoned to his sister's sick-bed."
"I can easily learn if he appears at the Bellair station."