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He knew the contents far better than she knew them . The letter purported to be an urgent appeal from James Bansemer , asking her to meet him at eight o'clock that night . It said : `` I must see you to-night . Leave your home at 8:00 o'clock for a short call on Mrs. W -- , just around the corner . I will meet you across the Drive , near the sea wall . It is quite dark there . J. '' David Cable did not know that earlier in the afternoon James Bansemer had called her up by ` phone to say that he intended to speak to his son the following day , unless word came to him from her ; nor , could he have possibly known that she was now determined to tell the whole story to her husband and to trust to his mercy .