Fanny was unable
to comprehend the depth of her mistress's affection for Lord Harry; but
that she was foolishly, weakly in love with him, and that she would
certainly return to him unless plain proofs of real villainy were
prepared--so much Fanny understood very well. When the omnibus set her
down, she found a quiet hotel near the terminus for Dieppe. She spent
the day walking about--to see the shops and streets, she would have
explained; to consider the situation, she should have explained. She
bought a new dress, a new hat, and a thick veil, so as to be disguised
at a distance. As for escaping the doctor's acuteness by any disguise
should he meet her face to face, that was impossible. But her mind was
made up--she would run any risk, meet any danger, in order to discover
the meaning of all this.
Next morning she returned by an omnibus service which would allow her
to reach the cottage at about a quarter-past eleven. She chose this
time for two reasons: first, because breakfast was sent in from the
restaurant at eleven, and the two gentlemen would certainly be in the
_salle 'a manger_ over that meal; and, next, because the doctor always
visited his patient after breakfast.
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