[CHAPTER V.]
IN THE LEFT WING.
And now to revert to Mr. Drelincourt's visit to the left wing of the Towers on the day his wife came by her tragic end.
His first question, in a low voice, to Mrs. Jenwyn, after the baize covered door had been locked behind him, was: "You have heard the news?"
"I have, sir, and I need not tell you what a dreadful shock it was to me. Poor lady! Poor unhappy lady!"
Drelincourt bit his lip for a moment. Then, "You have not breathed a word about it to Anna?"
He had taken a chair, after motioning Mrs. Jenwyn to another.
"Certainly not, sir. I should not dream of doing so without your permission. Indeed, I am far from sure that just now it would be advisable to say anything to her about it."
"My own opinion exactly. The news must be kept carefully from her while she is as she is. It will be time enough to break it to her when she is herself again. Of course, her present attack has not yet run its course?"
"Oh, no, sir; it is only five days since she was taken. We may calculate on another week at the least."