Accordingly, the ninth of September saw them located at Mt Vernon
Street. On the very day of their arrival, proof of the remaining
stories and a large instalment of Blennerhassett reached them, with a
note from Ernst:
"Please rush. Press is waiting."
Miss Very's assistance was now absolutely necessary, but when Quincy
asked Leopold for her address, he was surprised at the reply he
received.
"I haven't seen her," said Leopold, "since we came back from Old Orchard
together. In fact, since that time, our relations, for some reason or
other, have undergone a great change. However, I think I can help you
out. I don't believe in keeping a good friend like you, Quincy, in
suspense, so I will tell you the truth. I am married. My wife is fully
as competent to assist Mrs. Sawyer as Miss Very would have been. She is
in the library now at work. I will go and ask her."
He entered the room, closing the door behind him. Quincy threw himself
rather discontentedly into a chair. He fancied he heard laughing in the
next room, but he knew Alice would be disappointed, and he himself felt
in no mood for laughter.
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