Miss
Taggart will be here directly: I think I hear the bell.'
Mr. Goacher slowly rose: Miss Taggart appeared and announced that
the rooms were secured.
To end this part of the story, it may be added that in about a
fortnight Mr. Goacher's throat was quite well, and he announced to
Mrs. Poulter his intention of resuming active work in the Church.
The marriage, therefore, was no longer delayed.
A little while afterwards Mrs. Goacher discovered that her husband
had been a missionary in the service of the Church Missionary
Society and had consequently been Low, that he had been returned a
little damaged in character; and that resumption of active work was
undesirable.
Mrs. Mudge had lunch and tea with a friend. When she came back Miss
Toller told her what had happened.
'I dare say you'll blame me. It was wrong to let my temper get the
better of me, but I could not help it.'
'Help it? The wonder to me is you've stood it so long. I couldn't
stand them; I should have left if they hadn't. Have they paid you?'
'Yes.'
'What, that Goacher? Then he borrowed it!' and Mrs.
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