Chapter 48: The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick

The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick Sir—You have not come back, as you said you would. No matter; I know the news, and I write to tell you so. Did you see anything particular in my face when you left me? I was wondering, in my own mind, whether the day of his downfall had come at last, and whether you were the chosen instrument for working it. You were—and you have worked it. You were weak enough, as I have heard, to try and save his life. If you had succeeded, I should have looked…