Chapter 21 Esther's Motive In Seeking Mary

My rest is gone,

My heart is sore

Peace find I never,

And never more.

Margaret's Song in 'Faust.'

I must go back a little to explain the motives which caused Esther to seek an interview with her niece.

The murder had been committed early on Thursday night, and between then and the dawn of the following day there was ample time for