Helen came slowly back to where the girl was lying.
"You are in love, then," she said gently. "I was afraid."
"I am afraid, too."
They looked at each other in silence.
"Do you ever mean to live with Oswald?" asked Helen.
"Not if I can avoid it."
"Can you not?"
"Yes, I can avoid it—unless the price of immunity is too heavy."
"I don't understand."
"I know you don't. Neither does Jim. It's a rather ghastly situation."