"She does mean it. I said everything I could to stop her, but it wasn't any good. She's taken her passage."
"But why—why should she want to go?"
"I can't tell you why. You'd better ask her."
"Has anything happened to upset her?"
"What on earth should happen?"
"Oh, I don't know. When did she tell you this?"
He hesitated. It was dangerous to lie when Maisie might get the truth from Anne.
"The day before yesterday."
Maisie's eyes were fixed on him, considering it. He knew she was saying to herself, "That was the day you came home so sick and queer."
"Jerry—did you say anything to upset her?"