Chapter 14: IV

IV The Return of the Yellow Fay In Fanny’s drawing-room the next evening, at six minutes after eight, Loftus appeared. Although tolerably punctual, others had preceded him. On a sofa with Fanny was Sylvia Waldron. On another sofa were Mrs. Waldron and Melanchthon Orr. Annandale, who seemed to have lost flesh, was standing in the middle of the floor. “How are you?” he asked as Loftus entered. “And you?” “They did me,” Annandale answered. “Atch., U.P., St. Paul, Steel, I had the li…