"Oh, Calvary. All roads lead to Calvary, he thought. It
was rather interesting."
She looked back at the end of the platform. He had not moved.
CHAPTER IX
A pile of correspondence was awaiting her and, standing by the desk, she
began to open and read it. Suddenly she paused, conscious that someone
had entered the room and, turning, she saw Hilda. She must have left the
door ajar, for she had heard no sound. The child closed the door
noiselessly and came across, holding out a letter.
"Papa told me to give you this the moment you came in," she said. Joan
had not yet taken off her things. The child must have been keeping a
close watch. Save for the signature it contained but one line: "I have
accepted."
Joan replaced the letter in its envelope, and laid it down upon the desk.
Unconsciously a smile played about her lips.
The child was watching her. "I'm glad you persuaded him," she said.
Joan felt a flush mount to her face. She had forgotten Hilda for the
instant.
She forced a laugh. "Oh, I only persuaded him to do what he had made up
his mind to do," she explained.
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