He did not know where Margaret was,
but he might have guessed that Arthur was responsible for her flight, and
Arthur was easily to be found. It made Susie vaguely uneasy that there
was no sign of his existence. She wished that Arthur were not kept by his
work in London.
At last a suit for divorce was instituted.
Two days after this, when Arthur was in his consultingroom, Haddo's card
was brought to him. Arthur's jaw set more firmly.
'Show the gentleman in,' he ordered.
When Haddo entered, Arthur, standing with his back to the fireplace,
motioned him to sit down.
'What can I do for you?' he asked coldly.
'I have not come to avail myself of your surgical skill, my dear Burdon,'
smiled Haddo, as he fell ponderously into an armchair.
'So I imagined.'
'You perspicacity amazes me. I surmise that it is to you I owe this
amusing citation which was served on me yesterday.'
'I allowed you to come in so that I might tell you I will have no
communication with you except through my solicitors.'
'My dear fellow, why do you treat me with such discourtesy? It is true
that you have deprived me of the wife of my bosom, but you might at least
so far respect my marital rights as to use me civilly.
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