"God knows," said Oscar. "She's quiet certainly, and apparently resigned. Yet her eyes are so dry, her lips so pale, and her cheeks so white and thin----"
"But what else can you expect four days after her confinement?" said Helga.
"True! But I've never seen her quite like this before. It is almost as if a wall of ice had frozen about her soul."
"You took my advice, didn't you?"
"I did."
"And what did the Governor say?"
"He said Magnus's interference was an impertinence, and he wouldn't hear of it for a moment."
"So things are to remain as they are?"
"As they are," said Oscar.
"And what about Magnus himself?" asked Helga.