hysteria?”
“Yes, I do,” said Maggie bravely.
He nodded once or twice.
“So do most sensible people … Well, Miss Deronnais, I have come to warn you. I did not write, because it was impossible to know what to say until I had seen you and heard your answer to that question. At the same time, I wanted to lose no time. Anything may happen now at any moment. … I wanted to tell you this: that I am at your service now altogether. When—” he stopped; then he began again, “If you hear no further news for the present, may I ask when you expect to see Mr. Baxter again?”
“In Easter week.”
“That is a fortnight off. … Do you think you could persuade him to come down here next week instead? I should like you to see him for yourself: or even sooner.”