Please excuse me for addressing you like this, but I don’t know
your other name. I forgot to ask you.
I waited in the park for you all afternoon. When it got dark, I
couldn’t stand it any longer, so I went to the house and asked for
Miss Enderby. The servant told me she had gone away to the country
with her mother this morning.
Please tell Miss Enderby that I understand. I am sorry she didn’t
tell me before that she had changed her mind, instead of letting me
wait like that; but it’s finished now. Please tell her she can
count on me to hold my tongue, and never to bother her again in any
way.
We are sailing to-night, or I should have tried to see you
to-morrow. In case you have any message for me, you can address me
at the company’s office, J. J. Eames & Son, 99 State Street. I
expect to be back in about six weeks.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES HOUSEMAN.
“Sailing to-night!” cried Lexy. “Then he’s gone! He’s gone!”