"You were wonderful," he told her.
She was still backing toward the door.
"I'm going off to hide," she said piteously.
"Not that," he called after her.
But the door closed in front of her. The door closed in front of him. With his lips clenched, Peter Noyes walked back to the Hôtel des Roses.
CHAPTER XXV
SO LONG
When Peter stepped into his sister's room he had forgotten that his eyes were open.
"Beatrice," he said, "we must start back for New York as soon as possible."