Mrs。Vanboroughwasnotonlyvisible——butaudible——inthegarden；
givingherorderstooneoftheout-of-doorservantswiththetoneandmannerwhichproclaimedthemistressofthehouse。
Supposehesaid，“Sheis_not_myfriend’swife？“Femalecuriositywouldinevitablyputthenextquestion，“Whoisshe？“
Supposeheinventedanexplanation？Theexplanationwouldtaketime，andtimewouldgivehiswifeanopportunityofdiscoveringLadyJane。Seeingalltheseconsiderationsinonebreathlessmoment，Mr。Vanboroughtooktheshortestandtheboldestwayoutofthedifficulty。Heansweredsilentlybyanaffirmativeinclinationofthehead，whichdextrouslyturnedMrs。VanboroughintotoMrs。DelamaynwithoutallowingMr。Delamayntheopportunityofhearingit。
Butthelawyer’seyewashabituallywatchful，andthelawyersawhim。