Bramwell fell back in his chair with a sigh of relief. "I thought the letter was about her. I thought you were preparing me to hear of her death," said he tremulously, huskily.
"I am sorry to say you were wrong. That would be the best news we could hear of her," said Ray bitterly.
"Yes, the very best. What does the letter tell you that affects me?"
"It is about him," answered Ray, with fierce and angry emphasis on the pronoun.
"What does the letter say?"
"That he is in England."
"Ah! Where?"
"In Richmond."
"So near!"
"Who saw him?"