"She is lying down till Charlie comes," said Denys. "We had a bother with the donkey and it upset her. Audrey had to come back with her and I went on to the Landslip to find you. I have only just got back. Audrey has gone to her concert; she was able to get a ticket for you after all, and she said she was sorry she could not wait for you, as she was playing, but she would come and speak to you in the interval." Gertrude glanced at the ticket and tossed it on to the table. "I shan't go all by myself," she said, "I shall go and hear the Stainer. I shall like it much better; it is too utterly dull to sit by one's self." Denys's heart sank. She had so counted on this treat alone with Charlie, and had secretly been much pleased when Audrey and Gertrude had planned to go to the concert together, and now here she was saddled with Gertrude's company. Besides, what would Audrey say? She poured out the tea and as she put milk into the third cup, she almost smiled. She had forgotten Cecil! Of course, though there was but one ticket for the concert, there were no tickets needed for the Church! But she herself must start for the station almost immediately, and the Service of Song was not till eight o'clock. She must leave the couple behind her, and then if Gertrude changed her mind again and stayed at home after all, what _would_ Mrs. Henchman think when she came downstairs and found them amusing themselves over the drawing-room fire? Somehow since she came to Whitecliff, Denys had felt bewildered and out of touch with God, and had forgotten her usual habit of praying about the little everyday worries and perplexities; but now suddenly, fresh from the walk under the moonlit trees which had reminded her of Gethsemane, as she stood with the teapot in her hand, she bethought her of the words, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble," and with the remembrance of Him, came the suggestion of what she had better do. She would run up and say good-bye to Mrs. Henchman and tell her what they were all planning for the evening, and then the responsibility would be no longer on her shoulders. And even as she decided this, Cecil looked up from a perusal of Audrey's concert ticket. "If neither of you want this ticket," he said, "I think I will take it. I would like to hear Audrey play, and she will feel it dull if there is nobody there that she knows." Denys looked up gratefully. "Oh, I am so glad!" she said. "I was afraid she would be very disappointed to see no one. That is really kind." Gertrude pouted openly. "Look here, Denys!" she said, "mind you and Charlie look out for me!" That little touch of God's hand had made all the difference to Denys. "All right," she said cheerfully, "we will do our best." She ran lightly upstairs and knocked softly at Mrs. Henchman's door. She found Mrs. Henchman lying on her sofa beside a bright little fire, and after telling her their plans, she bent down and kissed her affectionately.