Chapter 14

“You are Mrs. Revel? Mrs. Timothy Revel?” “Yes. I told you so just now.” “Quite so. It is a good thing that you consented to see me, Mrs. Revel. Otherwise, as I told your butler, I should have been compelled to do business with your husband.” Virginia looked at him in astonishment, but some impulse quelled the retort that sprang to her lips. She contented herself by remarking dryly: “You might have found some difficulty in doing that.” “I think not. I am very persistent. But I will come to the point. Perhaps you re…