wishes to engage her she can come to England immediately.
Sir Robert.
[Going up again.] Good! Tell her what has
happened, and let her come as soon as possible.
Lady Dorothy.
Of course we shall be taking a certain risk.
Sir Robert.
A risk?
Lady Dorothy.
We have never seen the girl. We know nothing
about her.
Sir Robert.
But surely Margaret must have known all about
her. In fact, she did. I remember that while she
was at St. Moritz she mentioned the girl in more
than one of her letters. [Coming down to desk.] Let
me see if I can find anything.
Lady Dorothy.
Yes, do. It will be safer.
Sir Robert.
[After taking from drawer a bundle of letters and glancing at one of them.] Ah, here it is. [Reading.]
"The references of the young Swiss girl, Freda
Michel, whom I thought of as governess for our
darling Peggy, turn out to be quite satisfactory. The
American family with whom she is at present engaged
will give her the warmest recommendations when they
leave Europe to return home." That's good enough,
isn't it?
