'
'Winnie,' I said, 'there is no need now for you to tell me the name
of the gentleman. In a few sentences you have described him better
than I could have done in a hundred.'
'And certainly there is no reason why I should not tell you his
name,' she said, laughing, 'for if there is a word that is musical in
my ears, it is the name of him whose voice is music--D'Arcy. When he
told me that I should know everything in time, and that there was
nothing for me to know except that which would give me comfort, and
said, "You confide in me!" I could only answer, "Who would not
confide in you? I will wait patiently until you tell me what you have
to tell." "Then," said he, "the best thing you can do is to lie down
for an hour or two on that divan and rest yourself, and go to sleep
if you can, while I go and attend to certain affairs that need me."
He then left the room. I was glad to be alone, for I was terribly
tired. I felt as though I had been taking violent bodily exercise,
but without feeling the staying power that Snowdon air can give.
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