"But what bad news could she have had?"
"Perhaps she knows about Nicky."
"But nobody's told her, unless Vera has."
"She hasn't. I know she hasn't. She didn't want her to know."
"Well, then--"
"Mummy, you don't have to tell Ronny things. She always knows them."
"How on earth could she know a thing like that?"
"She might. She sort of sees things--like Ferdie. She may have seen him with Desmond. You can't tell."
"Do they say what the doctor thinks?"
"Yes. He thinks it's worry and Heimweh--homesickness. They want us to send for her and take her back. Not let her have another term."