When Elsie came to Quebec again, she went straight to the house of Hamilton to give the report of her journey that day.
As she entered the house, she was not looking too bad like the previous time and Hamilton was able to discern that the meeting that day was better than the other day's own even before she began to tell him about it.
At the end of her report, Hamilton was full of joy that the plan was working. Although she was yet to know the ultimate reason for her leaving and some negative thoughts came into his mind telling him that Edythe will not want to tell her why she left Quebec. But he had to wait for it before jumping into conclusion. He made sure to rebuke that negative thought.
When Mason and John heard the recent development, they were also happy. Now they ceased to think
