Lucius Davoren, Volume III by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

One of Lucius Davoren's first thoughts, after that interview with the house-agent, was of his sister Janet and of Geoffrey Hossack. The discovery, which lifted a load from his conscience, changed the aspect of Geoffrey's fortunes. The man who had married Janet still lived, and whether the marriage were legal or not-a fact difficult of ascertainment in a life so full of double-dealing-Janet would doubtless count herself bound to him. She had told Lucius, when they met at Stillmington, that she did so consider herself; and he knew that calm proud nature too well not to know that she would be firm, whatever sorrow to herself were involved in such constancy.

Lucius lost no time in writing to Geoffrey, at the Cosmopolitan, the only safe address for that nomadic gentleman. He knew that the people at the Cosmopolitan were generally acquainted with Mr. Hossack's whereabouts, and had instructions to forward his letters.