plete description of him, and it sounded so unattractive when read aloud.
"Hoping to hear good news from you,
"In urgent haste,
"Ever affectionately,
"Augusta Buckley.
"P.S.—Wakefield sends his love. His heart has been very troublesome. The Canadian winter inevitably pulls him down, as it does me.—A.B."
Alayne wrote by return post:
"Dear Lady Buckley,
"It is as you have guessed. Finch has been to see me. He is quite well, and has a position in which he has a good chance of advancement. If I were you (and by you, I mean the entire family) I should not interfere with him, or try to get in touch with him. For the present, at any rate. Finch has been through an unhappy time, and I think he should be left quite to himself for the present.
"I will see him regularly, and send you a report of him frequently, but you may tell Renny that I absolutely refuse to send his address.
"I am glad you got through the winter as well as you did, and I am sorry to hear of the various disabilities, especially that Wake's heart has been troubling him. Please tell him that I often, often think of him, and wish I could see him.
"I really do not think you need to worry about Finch.
"Yours lovingly,
"Alayne."
