‘_He!_ And what about the poor child whom your friend was telling us about–what about his wife?’ ‘I have often asked myself that question, and I can find nothing that gives me any answer to it–neither religion, nor irreligion, nor faith, nor unfaith. I told you long ago that Jerome Wellfield was as a dead man to me. And think of what he must feel himself dead to, before he could come to this. But he had no deliverer.’ They became silent until they drove into Burnham, from which town they were to take the train to London, on their homeward way. This was the last glimpse into Jerome Wellfield’s life which Sara ever obtained or asked for. THE END. BILLING AND SONS, PRINTERS AND ELECTROTYPERS, GUILDFORD. _J. S. & Sons._ Transcriber’s Notes. 1. Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors. 2. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.