"Well—naturally," said Peter. "You'd feel savage and miserable if you were in his shoes."
"But oughtn't I to help him? Send him money, I mean."
"Not one single anna. It'll take you all your time to get his family home and keep them when you get there. Have you seen enough? Shall we go back?"
"You don't think he'll molest Fay?"
"I'm certain of it."
"Please take me home. I shall never feel it safe to leave Fay again for a minute."
"That's nonsense, you know," said Peter.
"It's what I feel," said Jan.
It was that night Tony's extempore prayer was echoed so earnestly by his aunt.