Chapter EightWhen he saw Dorinda, Maximus Kirby came forward with a smile on his lips.
“I am back and I have so much to thank you for – ”
She put out her hand to stop him speaking.
He looked at her and asked quietly,
“What is the matter? What has upset you?”
It was incredibly difficult to find her voice, but somehow she managed it.
“I have – something to – tell you.”
“What is it?”
She thought that the words would never pass her lips, but at last she heard her own voice speaking and hardly recognised it.
“Letty has – gone away with – Sister Teresa!”
“Gone away?”
His tone was sharp.
“Sister Teresa has taken – Letty to – Sarawak. She is – sorry but she does not wish to – marry you. She left a note – asking me to tell you so.”
For a moment there was silence.
Dorinda could not loo
