"I don't know what I'm going to do."
"Things won't be easier for you then. You'd better face that."
"But she'll be better—Notya will be better."
"And you'll marry Zebedee."
"I don't like saying what I'm going to do."
Rupert's dark eyes had a hard, bright light. "Are you supposed to love that unfortunate man? Look here, you're not going to be tied to Notya all her life. Zebedee and I won't have it."
"What's going to happen to her, then?"
"Bless the child! She's grown up. She can look after herself."
"But I can't leave just you and her in this house together."
He said in rather a strained voice, "I shan't be here. The bank's sending me to the new branch."