Therewasnothinglefttosuggest。Youngandinexperiencedasshewas，how（Iasked）hadshecontrivedtothinkofallthis？Sheanswered，simply\"I’msureIdon’tknow；mythoughtscametomewhileIwaslookingatPhilip。\"
SoonafterwardIfoundanopportunityofinquiringifHelenahadleftthehouse。Shehadjustrungherbell；andMariahadfoundher，quietlyreading，inherroom。Hoursafterward，whenIwasonthewatchatnight，IheardPhilip’sdoorsoftlytriedfromtheoutside。Herdreadfulpurposehadnotbeengivenup，evenyet。
Thedoctorcameintheevening，ashehadpromised，andfoundanimprovementinPhilip’shealth。Imentionedwhatprecautionswehadtaken，andthattheyhadbeendevisedbyEuneece。\"Areyougoingtowithdrawfromthecase？\"Iasked。\"Iamcomingbacktothecase，\"heanswered，\"to—morrowmorning。\"
IthadbeenadisappointmenttometoreceivenoanswertothetelegramwhichIhadsenttoMr。Dunboynetheelder。Thenextday’spostbroughttheexplanationinalettertoPhilipfromhisfather，directedtohimatthehotelhere。Thisshowedthatmytelegram，givingmyaddressatthishouse，hadnotbeenreceived。
Mr。DunboyneannouncedthathehadreturnedtoIreland，findingtheairofLondonunendurable，afterthesea—breezesathome。IfPhiliphadalreadymarried，hisfatherwouldleavehimtoalifeofgenteelpovertywithHelenaGracedieu。Ifhehadthoughtbetterofit，hiswelcomewaswaitingforhim。