"Mamma, what do you mean?"
"I wish you to go for a little while to England, where you have so often wished to go."
"And in the meantime what are you going to do?"
"At present you see how I shall be occupied. When the trial is over, I hope to bring your father here and nurse him as long as he requires nursing."
"And then?"
"Then we will be together somewhere; I do not yet know where."
"And where am I to go in England?"
"My cousin will take care of you for me. Remember, it is only for a little while."
"Have you been plotting against me long, mother?"
"My child, I have been obliged to think of your future."