She may come at any moment. I think
if I were you I would meet her at the garden gate and send her on. It
would be inconvenient if she were to arrive before the funeral.
"My dear doctor, I rely on your sense, your prudence, and your
capability.--Yours very sincerely,
"Your ENGLISH FRIEND."
He read this letter very carefully. Nothing in it he thought the least
dangerous, and yet something suggested danger. However, he left it; he
was obliged to caution and warn the doctor, and he was obliged to get
his wife away as quietly as possible.
This done, he packed up his things and hurried off to the station, and
Passy saw him no more.
The next day the mortal remains of Lord Harry Norland were lowered into
the grave.
CHAPTER LV
THE ADVENTURES OF A FAITHFUL MAID
IT was about five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The funeral was over.
The unfortunate young Irish gentleman was now lying in the cemetery of
Auteuil in a grave purchased in perpetuity. His name, age, and rank
were duly inscribed in the registers, and the cause of his death was
vouched for by the English physician who had attended him at the
request of his family. He was accompanied, in going through the
formalities, by the respectable woman who had nursed the sick man
during his last seizure.
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