"Perhaps I may be of service to you," suggested Mr. Checkynshaw.
"Thank you, sir."
"You speak French, miss, I think you said," added the banker, with an assumed indifference.
"Yes, sir."
"Can you write it correctly?"
"Yes, sir, I think I can."
"Maggie is a very good scholar, and she writes French quite as well as she does English."
"Perhaps you will be willing to give me a specimen of your skill in translating."
"Certainly, sir, if you desire it."
Mr. Checkynshaw took from his pocket the letter he had written in his private office, and the French note paper he had purchased at the stationery store, and handed them to her.