human
From Mrs. Cassilis, sir.
gpt
Oh! said Lawrence.
human
And you are----
gpt
I am her maid, sir.
human
Where is Janet, then?
gpt
Janet is dead. She died three years ago, before Mrs. Cassilis married.
human
Oh, Janet is dead, is she? Ah, that accounts--I mean, where did Janet die?
gpt
In lodgings at Ventnor, sir. Mrs. Cassilis--Miss Pengelley she was then, as you know, sir, --Lawrence looked up sharply, but there was no change in the woman's impassive face as she spoke,--
human
Miss Pengelley sent me with her, and Janet died in my arms, sir, of consumption.
gpt
Ah, I am sorry! And so Mrs. Cassilis has sent you to me with this letter, has she? He did not open it.
human
Will you tell Mrs. Cassilis that I will send an answer by post, if there is any answer required?
gpt
I beg your pardon, sir; but Mrs. Cassilis told me expressly that if you were in town I was to wait for an answer, if I had to wait all day.
human
In that case I suppose I had better read the letter.