"That was like you! And the baby; it is all right?"
"Yes, quite all right."
"It is a boy?"
Law struggled, then said:
"Yes, Helen, a boy."
"I'm glad. I want him to be like his father."
She smiled vaguely; the light went out of her eyes, she drifted back.
There were a few hours more of blank waiting, then it was over.
A week later Law left a note for Norval.
"I'm sorry, old chap, that I could not see you. Pass my regrets along. I'm off for the ends of the earth, and I've neglected buying a return ticket."