But she resolved to tell Allen Blynn first. It grieved her to disappoint him; so she would not take the decisive step until she had informed him of all the necessities of the case. He had certain rights, she admitted.
But Allen Blynn was hard to find. His visits to the Leverings had been most infrequent and casual. A suspicion had come to her sensitive soul that he had preferred not to see much of her. Her entrances had usually been the sign for his leave-takings.
She tried to get courage to go directly to him; she had even got so far as the house; but always she fled. So she took the weak course and wrote him:
Dear Mr. Blynn:
I am going to leave school immediately.
I remain,Very sincerely yours,
Gorgas Levering.
The next mail brought an answer.
Dear Miss Gorgas:
You are not going to do anything of the sort—at least not until we have had a good talk on Saturday afternoon, beginning promptly at three o’clock.
I also remain,