Meanwhile, Madge's letter to her married sister in London had been sent. And the first answer to it was contained in a postscript to a letter addressed by Mary Beresford to her mother. This was the postscript:—
'What is this nonsense Madge writes to me about herself and Holford King? Has Captain King got it into his head that he would like to marry his deceased wife's sister?'
Lady Beresford threw the letter aside with a sigh, wishing people would not write in conundrums.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE ACCEPTED SUITOR.
'Oh, Nan, here is the cab. What shall I say to him? What am I to say to him?'
'I think you ought to know yourself, dear,' said Nan, gently, and then she slipped away from the room, leaving Madge alone and standing at the window.
But after all it was not so serious a matter. Some one came into the room, and Madge turned.
'May I call you Madge?' said he, holding both her hands.
She answered, with her eyes cast down—