"Isn't that just the reason why I ought to know?"
"Yes. I think it is. Only——"
She held him to it.
"Is she going to die?"
"I don't say she's going to die. But—in the state she's in—she might get anything and die of it if something isn't done to make her happy."
"Happy——"
"I mean of course—to get her married. After all, you know, you've got to face the facts."
"You think she's dying now, and you're afraid to tell me."
"No—I'm afraid I think—she's not so likely to die as to go out of her mind."
"Did you tell my father that?"