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.