Lord Francis Onslow lifted his cap. The action was an instinctive one, for he was face to face with a lady; but he was half dazed with the unexpected meeting, and could not collect his thoughts. He only remembered that when he had last seen his wife she was opening the door of her chamber to De Mürger. For weeks he had been schooling himself for such a meeting, for he knew that on his return such might at any time occur; but now, when the moment had come, and unexpectedly, the old pain of his shame overwhelmed him anew. His face grew white--white till it seemed to Fenella that it was of the pallor of death. She knew that she had been so far guilty of what had happened that the murder had been the outcome of her previous acts. She knew also that her husband was ignorant of his part in the deed--and her horror of the man, blood-guilty in such a way, was fined down by the sense of her own partial guilt. The trial, with all its consequent pain to a proud and sensitive woman, had softened her, and she grasped at any hope. The sight of Frank, his gaunt cheeks, which told their tale of suffering, and now the deadly pallor, awoke all the protective feeling which is a part of a woman’s love. It was with her whole soul in her voice that she said again: “Frank!” His voice was stern as well as sad as he answered her: “What is it?” Her heart went cold, but she persevered. “Frank, I must have a word with you--I must. For God’s sake, for Ronny’s sake, do not deny me.” She did not know that as yet Frank Onslow was in ignorance of De Mürger’s death; and when his answer came it seemed more hard than even he intended: “Do you wish to speak of that night?” In a faint voice she answered: “I do.” Then looking in his eyes and seeing the hard look becoming harder still--for a man is seldom generous with a woman where his honor is concerned, she added: “O Heaven! Frank! You do not think me guilty! No, no, not you! not you! That would be too cruel!” Frank Onslow paused and said: “Fenella, God help me! but I do,” and he turned away his head. His wife, of course, thought that he alluded to the murder, and not to her sin against him as he saw it, and with a low moan she turned away and hid her face in her hands. Then with an effort she drew herself up, and without a word or a single movement to show that she even recognized his presence, she passed on up the street. Frank Onslow stood for a few moments watching her retreating figure, and then went across the street and turned the next corner on his way to the post-office, for which he had been inquiring when he met his wife. At the door he was stopped by a cheery voice and an outstretched hand: “Onslow!” “Castleton!” The two men shook hands warmly. “I see you did not get my telegram,” said Lord Castleton. “It is waiting for you at the post-office.” “What telegram?”