“I had a letter from him this very morning, she replied.”
“Indeed!” exclaimed the countess and Dorothy.
“I showed it to General Forster, as he will tell you,” pursued Mrs. Scarisbrick. “But Sir Henry doesn't say a word about General Wills.”
“Not very likely he would,” remarked Dorothy.
“There I differ with you,” said the general. “I am certain he would.”
“So am I,” said Mrs. Scarisbrick. “Besides, I have other correspondents as well as Sir Henry, and I am confident they would have sent me information of so important a circumstance.”
“Then you think we may rest easy for the present.” observed Dorothy.
“Perfectly,” said Mrs. Scarisbrick. “You shall have timely information of any danger from me.”
“No need to send a spy to Wigan to watch the enemy's movements,” observed Forster, with a laugh. “I get all the information I require without trouble.”
“So it seems,” remarked Lord Derwentwater. “But I again counsel an immediate march on Wigan.”