The Ghost by Arnold Bennet Chapter 14 Page 4

“Dear Friend: — A thousand excuses! But the enclosed will explain. I felt that I must go — and go instantly. She might die before I arrived. Will you call early to-morrow?

“Your grateful

“Rosa”

And this was the enclosure, written in French:

“Villa des Hortensias,

“Rue Thiers, Pantin, Paris.

“Mademoiselle: — I am dying. I have wronged you deeply, and I dare not die without your forgiveness. Prove to me that you have a great heart by coming to my bedside and telling me that you accept my repentance. The bearer will conduct you.

“Carlotta Deschamps.”