"To——?"
"To Mrs Matheson—to his wife."
"What more can I do than I have done?"
"Doesn't your heart tell you?"
"I'm torn with——"
"With love for him. I know. I know. I'm asking from you the biggest sacrifice of all—for his sake and for her sake. While she lives, give her back what happiness you can," Larssen's voice had lowered almost to a whisper.
"What more can I do than I have done?"
"Much more. Write to Matheson definitely and finally. Send him back to his wife. She is to cruise on board the 'Starlight'—a yacht of mine—with my little son. Send Matheson to meet her on the yacht."
"And then?"
"Then they will come together again. I'm certain of it. I've seen Mrs Matheson and read the change in her feelings. She'll be a different woman now.... Can you see to write?"