Mivart, who formerly
practised near the town in which you lived, but who now lives in
London. He had been attending me for insomnia. While speculating as
to what would be best to do, it occurred to me that I would write to
Mivart, asking him to run down to me at Hurstcote Manor and consult
with me, because he had told me that he had given attention to cases
of hysteria. I did this, and persuaded Sinfi to remain and to keep
out of Miss Wynne's sight. Although Sinfi was still as splendid a
woman as ever, I noticed a change in her. Her animal spirits had
fled, and she had to me the appearance of a woman in trouble; but
what her trouble was I could not guess, and I cannot now guess.
Perhaps she had been jilted by some Gypsy swain.
When Dr. Mivart came he was much startled at recognising in Miss
Wynne his former patient of Raxton, whom he had attended on her first
seizure. He said that it would now be of no use for me to write to
you, as it was matter of common knowledge that you had gone to Japan.
If it had not been for this I should have written to you at once.
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