Shewasstillpursuingthetrainofthoughtthussuggested，whenthegate-bellrang。
Thenoisesinthespareroomsuddenlystopped。
Annelookedout。Theroofofacarriagewasvisibleontheothersideofthewall。SirPatrickandBlanchehadarrived。AfteranintervalHesterDethridgeappearedinthegarden，andwenttothegratinginthegate。AnneheardSirPatrick’svoice，clearandresolute。Everywordhesaidreachedherearsthroughtheopenwindow。
“BesogoodastogivemycardtoMr。Delamayn。SaythatIbringhimamessagefromHolchesterHouse，andthatIcanonlydeliveritatapersonalinterview。“
HesterDethridgereturnedtothecottage。Another，andalongerintervalelapsed。Attheendofthetime，Geoffreyhimselfappearedinthefrontgarden，withthekeyinhishand。Anne’sheartthrobbedfastasshesawhimunlockthegate，andaskedherselfwhatwastofollow。