"I do."

"Who is it?"

"It is Mrs. Herbert."

"Are you sure?"

"I am perfectly sure of it. Poor Meyrick! He is one
more chapter in her history."

"But what do you think of the designs?"

"They are frightful. Lock the book up again, Austin.
If I were you I would burn it; it must be a terrible companion
even though it be in a chest."

"Yes, they are singular drawings. But I wonder what
connection there could be between Meyrick and Mrs. Herbert, or
what link between her and these designs?"

"Ah, who can say? It is possible that the matter may
end here, and we shall never know, but in my own opinion this
Helen Vaughan, or Mrs. Herbert, is only the beginning. She
will come back to London, Austin; depend on it, she will come
back, and we shall hear more about her then. I doubt it will
be very pleasant news."