She locked up the letter in her desk; roused herself resolutely to
attend to the passing interests of the day; and went downstairs again
to the breakfast-room. Amid many uncertainties, this at least was clear,
Mr. and Mrs. Vanstone were coming back on the twenty-third of the month.
Who could say what new revelations might not come back with them?
CHAPTER IV.
No new revelations came back with them: no anticipations associated with
their return were realized. On the one forbidden subject of their errand
in London, there was no moving either the master or the mistress of the
house. Whatever their object might have been, they had to all appearance
successfully accomplished it--for they both returned in perfect
possession of their every-day looks and manners. Mrs. Vanstone's spirits
had subsided to their natural quiet level; Mr. Vanstone's imperturbable
cheerfulness sat as easily and indolently on him as usual. This was
the one noticeable result of their journey--this, and no more. Had the
household revolution run its course already? Was the secret thus far
hidden impenetrably, hidden forever?
Nothing in this world is hidden forever. The gold which has lain for
centuries unsuspected in the ground, reveals itself one day on the
surface.
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