"
"Yes, I'll call later; but first of all, tell me, Merat, when was the
discovery made?"
"She left a letter for me to say she was not to be called, and
knowing she had gone out for many hours, and finding her clothes and
her boots wet through, I thought it better not to disturb her. Of
course, I never suspected anything until Mr. Dean came."
"Yes, she was to meet him at the station." And as he said these words
he remembered that Merat must know of Evelyn's intimacy with Ulick.
She must have been watching it for the last month, and no doubt
already connected Evelyn's attempted suicide in some way with Mr.
Dean, but the fact that they had arranged to meet at the railway
station did not point to a betrayal.
"There was no quarrel between them, then, Sir Owen?"
"None; oh, none, Merat."
"It is very strange."
"Yes, it is very strange, Merat; we might talk of it for hours
without getting nearer to the truth. So Mr. Dean came here?"
"Yes. When I opened the door he said, 'Where is mademoiselle?' and I
said, 'Asleep; she left a note that she was not to be called.'
'Then, Merat, something must have happened, for she was to meet me
at the railway station. We must see to this at once.
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