"Won't you ever see me any more?"
"I hope so. Mr. Harvey was very kind."
"Is his name Harvey—same as mine?"
"Yes, darling; he is your father's uncle, and your father lived with him in his old place in Somersetshire when he was a boy. He loved your father. He'll tell you lots of stories about him."
"About when does he expect father home?" asked Ronald.
"He doesn't know. Perhaps, Ronald—perhaps—never."
But here Ronald gave himself a little shake.
"I know father's coming back," he said—"feel it in my bones."
There was silence then between the woman and the boy. After a long time Ronald spoke:
"He made mother cry, all the same."