PendingthereturnofArnoldandBlanche，SirPatricklookedatMr。Crum’sletterforthesecondtime。
HewasnotquitesatisfiedthatthepecuniarymotivewasreallythemotiveatthebottomofAnne’sjourneysouth。RememberingthatGeoffrey’strainershadremovedhimtotheneighborhoodofLondon，hewasinclinedtodoubtwhethersomeseriousquarrelhadnottakenplacebetweenAnneandMrs。Glenarm——andwhethersomedirectappealtoGeoffreyhimselfmightnotbeincontemplationastheresult。Inthatevent，SirPatrick’sadviceandassistancewouldbeplaced，withoutscruple，atMissSilvester’sdisposal。
Byassertingherclaim，inoppositiontotheclaimofMrs。
Glenarm，shewasalsoassertingherselftobeanunmarriedwoman，andwasthusservingBlanche’sinterestsaswellasherown。“I
oweittoBlanchetohelpher，“thoughtSirPatrick。“AndIoweittomyselftobringGeoffreyDelamayntoadayofreckoningifIcan。“