amverymuchmistaken,Bishopriggswillcomebacktotheinn。Theoldrascalthereisnodenyingitisamostamusingperson。Heleftaterribleblankwhenheleftmyclerks’room。OldcustomersatCraigFernieespeciallytheEnglish,inmissingBishopriggs,will,youmayrelyonit,missoneoftheattractionsoftheinn。
Mrs。Inchbareisnotawomantoletherdignitystandinthewayofherbusiness。SheandBishopriggswillcometogetheragain,soonerorlater,andmakeitup。WhenIhaveputcertainquestionstoher,whichmaypossiblyleadtoveryimportantresults,IshallleavealetterforBishopriggsinMrs。
Inchbare’shands。TheletterwilltellhimIhavesomethingforhimtodo,andwillcontainanaddressatwhichhecanwritetome。Ishallhearofhim,Blancheand,iftheletterisinhispossession,Ishallgetit。“
“Won’thebeafraid——ifhehasstolentheletter——totellyouhehasgotit?“
“Verywellput,mychild。Hemighthesitatewithotherpeople。