'No news yet,' he said.

'This is terrible,' she answered; 'suppose he has left Ottawa and started
for home?'

'I do not think he would do that. Still, I imagine he would think there
was no reason for staying in Ottawa. Nevertheless, I know Kenyon well
enough to believe that he will wait there till the last minute of the
option has expired, in the hope that something may happen. He knows, of
course, that I shall be doing everything I can in London, and he may have
a faint expectation that I shall be able to accomplish something.'

'It would be useless to cable again?'

'Quite. If that message does not reach him, none will.'

As he was speaking, a boy entered the room with a telegram in his hand.
Its contents were short and to the point:

'Cablegram received.

'KENYON.'

'Well, that's all right,' said Wentworth; 'now I shall cable that we have
the money, and advise him to identify himself at the bank, so that there
can be no formalities about the drawing of it, to detain him.'

Saying this, Wentworth pulled the telegraph-forms towards him, and, after
considerable labour, managed to concoct a satisfactory despatch.