She arrived at the hostel in a very depressed state of mind. All her depression, however, was at once dispelled when she found waiting for her a letter from the matron of St. Jude's saying that she could take her now and would like her to come as soon as possible.
Dora was overjoyed and at once phoned St. Jude's that she would arrive some time on the morrow. Her spirits rising at the prospect, her courage rose also, and she decided to go to the Institute for a last day so that she could collect the six guineas owing to her. Besides, she wanted to see the expression upon the faces of the conspirators when she turned up the next morning, because if she were right and there had been a vile plot against her—and she was sure there was—they would not be able to meet her in the ordinary, casual
