'The gentleman told me that I had
been very ill and was now recovered, but not so entirely recovered at
present that I could with safety be burthened and perplexed with the
long story of my illness and what had brought me there. And when he
concluded by saying, "You are here for your good," I exclaimed, "Ah,
yes; no need for me to be told that," for his voice convinced me that
it was so. "But surely you can tell me something. Where is Henry? Is
he still ill?" I said. He told me that he believed you to be
perfectly well, and that you had lately been living in Wales, but had
now gone to Japan. "Henry lately in Wales! now gone to Japan!" I
exclaimed, "and he was not with me during the illness that you say I
have just recovered from?"'
'Winnie,' I said, 'it was no wonder you asked those questions, but you
will soon know all.'
Whilst Winnie had been talking my mind had been partly occupied with
words that fell from her about the voice of her mysterious rescuer.
They seemed to recall something.
'You were saying, Winnie, that the gentleman had a peculiarly musical
voice,' I said.
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