Chapter 50: Chapter 50

II It was between nine and ten o’clock before I reached Fulham, and found my way to Gower’s Walk. Both Laura and Marian came to the door to let me in. I think we had hardly known how close the tie was which bound us three together, until the evening came which united us again. We met as if we had been parted for months instead of for a few days only. Marian’s face was sadly worn and anxious. I saw who had known all the danger and borne all the trouble in my absence the moment I looked at h…