Lenore did not disappoint me. Two days after getting out of the prison,
I received her reply--informing me that Adkins would be at her mother's
house the next day, and advising me to call with my friends, about
half-past ten. I had made known to her the object of my desire to meet
him.
After receiving her note, I went immediately to Mason and Wilton; and we
appointed a place of rendezvous for the next morning.
That evening, I was as uneasy as the commander-in-chief of an army on
the eve of a great battle. I had an enemy to confront and conquer--a
reputation already sullied to restore to its former brightness.