Ruth was in the worst mental stress. The first problem was Edwin. He had locked himself in his office. Ruth heard from the guards on the night duty that Edwin slipped out of his office late in the night when everyone went to sleep and came back before dawn.
Ruth was curious to know where he went. Was he going to meet Florence or some other of his rendezvouses?
That thought made her distressed.
And the second problem was Florence.
She had irritated Ruth to the level that Ruth wished her to get disappeared for a lifetime. Florence sent many notes that were full of threats. She even visited 'the great manor'.
And when she did not find Edwin, she caught Thea and Rees. She apologised to both of them for her past rude remarks and inappropriate behaviour towards them.
To Ruth's surprise, Thea forgave her easily and, Rees obediently agreed with his wife.
"See Ruth. I am already making progress with your friends! You have only one day left." Florence said that before she left.
