“You hear from Stonor?”
Clare nodded.
“He not pass his ’xamination, I guess?”
“Certainly he has passed!” said Clare sharply. “If anybody can pass their examinations he can.”
“Why you look so sorry then?”
“Oh—nothing. I didn’t expect him to write it. A five-word postscript at the end of a matter-of-fact letter.”
“Maybe he couldn’t get leave.”
“He said he’d get leave if he passed.”
“Maybe he comin’ anyhow.”
“He never says a word about coming.”