Ransome

"It is four days since you mentioned Mrs. Ransome's name," he said.

No, Mrs. Ransome did not say good-by to her friends, that is, not to us.

Are you sure Mrs. Ransome's affairs will not suffer by your absence?

She had been right, Mrs. Ransome was dead, and there was no one who could do anything for Miss Meredyth.

No, she believed now that she had heard that Mrs. Ransome was dead; perhaps the General too, yet she would risk it.