Nowonderthreeyearsofthishaddrawnatell-talewrinkleacrossthepolishedbrow。
PhoebeDalehadnotreceivedaletterforsomedays；thatrousedhersuspicionandstungherjealousy；shecameuptoLondonbyfasttrain，anddowntoGravesenddirectly。
Shehadathickveilthatconcealedherfeatures；andwithalittleinquiringandbribing，shesoonfoundoutthatMr。Falconwastherewithashowydogcart。\"Ah!\"thoughtPhoebe，\"hehaswonalittlemoneyatplayorpigeon-shooting；sonowhehasnoneedofme。\"
Shetookthelodgingsoppositehim，butobservednothingtillthisverymorning，whenshesawhimthrowoffhisdressing-gownallinahurryandflingonhiscoat。Shetiedonherbonnetasrapidly，andfollowedhim，untilshediscoveredtheobjectofhispursuit。
Itwasasurprisetoher，andapuzzle，toseeanothermanstepin，asiftotakeherpart。ButasReginaldstillfollowedtheloiteringpair，shefollowedReginald，tillheturnedandfoundherathisheels，whiteandlowering。