"If you change your mind," he said, but she interrupted him quickly.
"I shan't change my mind," she said.
"Very well. Good-bye!"
She did not speak. She was afraid to speak.
"Well, good-bye again!" he said.
He turned to his mother. Her eyes were very bright, but there were no tears in them. She looked steadily at him.
"It's a pity," she said.
Her hand sought Eleanor's and pressed it. "We must all do what's for the best," she said. "None of us can do any more!"
THE FIFTH CHAPTER
I