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Rh wishes to engage her she can come to England immediately.  [Going up again.] Good! Tell her what has happened, and let her come as soon as possible.  Of course we shall be taking a certain risk.  A risk?  We have never seen the girl. We know nothing about her.  But surely Margaret must have known all about her. In fact, she did. I remember that while she was at St. Moritz she mentioned the girl in more than one of her letters. [Coming down to desk.] Let me see if I can find anything.  Yes, do. It will be safer.  [After taking from drawer a bundle of letters and glancing at one of them.] Ah, here it is. [Reading.] "The references of the young Swiss girl, Freda Michel, whom I thought of as governess for our darling Peggy, turn out to be quite satisfactory. The American family with whom she is at present engaged will give her the warmest recommendations when they leave Europe to return home." That's good enough, isn't it?