Leftbyherself,shehadfeltinherbosomIregretthenecessityofreferringtothispartofthesubjectasecondtime,andhadfoundthetwoletterstherequitesafe,butstrangelycrumpled。Shehadbeengiddyinthenight,buthadgotupwellenoughtotravelinthemorning。Shehadputtheletteraddressedtothatobtrusivestranger,thegentlemaninLondon,intothepost,andhadnowdeliveredtheotherletterintomyhandsasshewastold。Thiswastheplaintruth,andthoughshecouldnotblameherselfforanyintentionalneglect,shewassadlytroubledinhermind,andsadlyinwantofawordofadvice。AtthispointLouisthinksthesecretionsappearedagain。Perhapstheydid,butitisofinfinitelygreaterimportancetomentionthatatthispointalsoIlostmypatience,openedmyeyes,andinterfered。
`Whatisthepurportofallthis?’Iinquired。
Myniece’sirrelevantmaidstared,andstoodspeechless。
`Endeavourtoexplain,’Isaidtomyservant。`Translateme,Louis。’
Louisendeavouredandtranslated。Inotherwords,hedescendedimmediatelyintoabottomlesspitofconfusion,andtheYoungPersonfollowedhimdown。