"Why not? Has he not sent for you?"
"I shall have to speak to Lady Dudgeon, and--and----"
"And you will be ready equipped for your start by 5.30. I will ask Sir Thomas to let Fenton drive us to the station in the wagonette."
Eleanor stood up and pressed both her hands to her head. "I am far from sure that it's not all a dream," she said.
Her eyes were still tear-stained, but a wan April smile was hovering faintly round her lips.
"Kiss me, and try to discover whether you are awake or asleep that way."
"Does my father know that you are acquainted with me?" she asked suddenly.
"Not till a few days ago was he made aware that I had ever seen you."
"Then all the time you have been at Stammars you have known my father, but without making him aware that you knew me, as you have known that I was not Mr. Lloyd's daughter, and that you yourself were the heir to his property."
"It would be impossible to state the case more briefly and clearly."