“Ithinkthereisnodoubtofthat。Even_his_hatredofhisbrother’swidowcanhardlygotothelength——afterleavingmyletterunanswered——ofclosinghisdoorsagainstmenext。“
“Howwillyoumanageitwhenyougetthere？“
“WhenIgetthere，mydear，Ishallbebreathinganatmosphereoftreacheryanddeceit；and，formypoorchild’ssakeabhorrentasalldissimulationistome，ImustbecarefulwhatIdo。NotawordwillescapemylipsuntilIhavefirstseenBlancheinprivate。Howeverpainfulitmaybe，Ishallnotshrinkfrommyduty，ifmydutycompelsmetoopenhereyestothetruth。SirPatrickandMr。BrinkworthwillhavesomebodyelsebesidesaninexperiencedyoungcreaturetodealwithonMondaynext。Ishallbethere。“
Withthatformidableannouncement，LadyLundieclosedtheconversation；andMrs。Glenarmrosetotakeherleave。
“WemeetattheJunction，dearLadyLundie？“