“How?”
“I can’t tell you.”
There was a moment’s pause. Then,
“David, I may go away a long distance.”
“Where?”
“I can’t tell you now, but I may go at once. This––this may be the last time I can talk with you for––oh, for months.”
He caught his breath.
“What do you mean by that? What has happened?”
“I have promised not to tell.”
“But you must, girl. Why––you––this man Sorez has no right to exact promises from you. He–––”