"Haven't you, Karen?"
She shook her head, gazing steadily away from him.
"All right," he said, controlling his voice; "then I can make my adieux to you indoors as well as here."
"Are you leaving immediately?"
"Yes. I should have left this morning."
After a moment's silence: "Shall I hear from you?"
"Have I your permission to write—if I can do so?"
"I don't know yet. I shall write you first. Are you to be at Lesse Forest for a few days?"
"Yes. A note will reach me in care of Mrs. Courland."
Her pretty head was still averted. "We ought to go in now," she said.