The case was to come on at the end of July,
before the long vacation, and Susie had agreed to take Margaret abroad as
soon as it was done.
But presently a change came over her. As the day of the trial drew
nearer, Margaret became excited and disturbed; her gaiety deserted her,
and she fell into long, moody silences. To some extent this was
comprehensible, for she would have to disclose to callous ears the most
intimate details of her married life; but at last her nervousness grew so
marked that Susie could no longer ascribe it to natural causes. She
thought it necessary to write to Arthur about it.
My Dear Arthur:
I don't know what to make of Margaret, and I wish you would come down and
see her. The good-humour which I have noticed in her of late has given
way to a curious irritability. She is so restless that she cannot keep
still for a moment. Even when she is sitting down her body moves in a
manner that is almost convulsive. I am beginning to think that the strain
from which she suffered is bringing on some nervous disease, and I am
really alarmed.
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