"What two?"
"De Saussure or Marshall?"
"Oh, no, papa!"
"Your cousin Gary?"
"Oh, no, papa!"
"Have I lost you, Daisy?" he said then in a different tone, gentle and lingering and full of regret. My breath was gone; I threw my arms around his neck.
"Why did you never tell me before, Daisy?"
"Papa, - I was afraid."
"Are you afraid now?"
"Yes."