"Well, mother's right."
Mrs. Ward looked her gratitude.
"Of course, you can't go."
"I can't?"
He had risen from the table, and Elizabeth's tone impressed him.
"Look here," he said peremptorily. "You just can't go there, that's all there is about it!"
"Why not?"
"Because you can't. It wouldn't do, it wouldn't be the thing; you ought to know that."
"But why?" Elizabeth persisted. "I want a reason."
"You don't mean to say you seriously consider it?" asked Dick in real alarm.