The whole idea of appealing
to Brett, of asking any service from him, was intensely repugnant to her
and rendered the performance of her task doubly difficult, but at last,
after several abortive attempts, it was accomplished. When completed, the
letter read as simply and shortly as possible, merely saying that she was
anxious to see him about a rather important matter and asking where it
would be possible for them to meet. She had no idea where he was at the
moment, but she had gathered from Tony that he had been in London as
recently as a week ago, so she addressed her letter to his flat in town,
posted it, and tried to possess her soul in patience until she should
receive an answer. It might have eased matters somewhat if she could have
shared her burden with Robin, but, as luck would have it, he had been
obliged to leave home on the day following that of her own return. Eliot
had unexpectedly commissioned him to inspect on his behalf a famous herd of
cattle in which he happened to be interested, a matter which would take
Robin up to Scotland and entail his absence from home for several days, and
in the hurry of packing and departure there had been no chance of a cosy,
confidential chat between brother and sister.
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