Hilary. I thought I heard the sound of a car. [Suspiciously] Where’s your mother?
Sydney. She’s gone away.
Hilary. [Stricken] Gone?
Sydney. Gone away for good.
Hilary. Where?
Sydney. Out of our lives.
Hilary. With—?
Sydney. [Quickly] Out of our lives.
Miss Fairfield. [Furiously] This is your doing, Sydney.
Hilary. [Dazed] Gone. Everything gone.