"Quarreled?"
"No, not quarreled, but they looked at each other crossly. Then papa went away."
Elizabeth overcame her hesitation and again asked:
"He sent no message to me?"
"I said to him, 'Come and see mamma.'"
"Ah, and what did he answer?"
"He did not answer. He said, 'I will come back.'"
"That is all?"
"Yes. Why are you crying, Mamma?"
"I am not crying—"