, Mayfair?
I did not answer.
Come, come, on. t is all your fancy, is it not?
It lemans fancy, I said, t devil—!
leman, Mrs Rivers?
Richard Rivers, I answered.
Your husband.
her husband.
Ah.
ell you! I sa t did it. You may bring Mrs Cream!
Mrs Cream, t lengtold us, very sadly, of temper t stole upon you, in her house.
She was speaking of Maud.
Of course.
S me. You bring s iles, t Briar. Bring old Mr Lilly!
you t be supposed to kno. o o make ?
Oing my ogetly.) S, to trick you! S an actress!
An actress? Your maid?
Maud Lilly! Dont you me ed and tricked me—think me her, and her me!
smiled. then he said, slowly and very easily:
But, my dear Mrs Rivers, rouble of doing t?
I opened my mout. For, ill supposed t if I only told rut. But trutted to steal a ladys fortune; t I a servant, ired, and so bruised from my nig up a clever story. No t all. Nurse Bacon rubbed ie still ch a humouring expression on his face.
Mrs Rivers? he said.
I dont kno last.
Ah.
o Dr Graves, and to move off.
ait! ait! I cried.
Nurse Spiller came fors enouging tors time.
I did not look at cie turn from me, and say, t girl, , I dont care if t me in a prison for it! Better a prison, han a madhouse! I said,
Dr Cie, sir! Dr Graves! Listen to me!
ts enoug you knoors are? Dont you t better to do t back!
I epped after Dr Cie and was reac.
Please, sir, I said. Listen to me. I been perfectly straig Susan Smiter all.
o surned a little to me.
Mrs Rivers, he began.
Susan trinder, sir. Sue trinder, of— I to say, Lant Street; t of course I must not say it, for fear it so Mr Ibbss shop. I closed my eyes and
s . Dr Cie drew himself from my hand.
You must not touc, erner.
I clutc again. Only , I beg you! Only let me tell you of terrible plot I o be part of,