Should She Have Left Him? — page 191: what you’re looking at

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178 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? Mrs. Adams, relaxing her strained attention, now that the chance of a rencounter had passed. “I thought it was my husband’s voice, but that is impossible—impossible.” ‘Indeed, I should think so,” replied Dorothy with a reassuring smile. It was remarkable to Dorothy, that Mrs. Adams, who bore such a peculiar relation to her-own life, and whom she had never expected to see, should be under her roof, but that at the same time her hus. band, Adams, separated a year from his wife, should call to see Mr. Trescotte when the wife had called to see her, was too fantastical even for the happen. ings of chance. ‘Rest assured,” she continued kindly. “The gentleman who passed has an appointment with my husband. Had it been Mr. Adams, I should have known it.” But Mr. Trescotte, uncertain as to the outcome of the interview with Mr. Adams, had thought it best not to speak of it to his wife. So, satisfying Elsie, Dorothy led the way across the hall, through the salon, into the music room. Here she sum moned a servant and, bidding him to prevent inter. tuption and to beg Mrs. Trevor-Allen to excuse her for a short time, closed the doors. GOMMGIOO cS (GO)