"But you wanted it."
"For that reason you should have kept it away. You should have obeyed orders."
"You asked me to doff my cap, so I—doffed my discipline." She was standing on the ground, holding the door open as she talked; again he was aware of the charm of her pink and white.
"Good-bye, Hilda." He reached out his hand to her.
She took it. "I am going to France."
"When?"
"As soon as I can." She stepped back and the door was shut between them. As the car turned, Hilda waved her hand, and the General had a sense of sudden keen regret as the tall cloaked figure with its look of youth and resoluteness faded into the distance.
When he reached the Lion House the children were waiting. "Did you hear him roar?" Teddy asked as he climbed in.
"No."
"Well, he did, and we came out 'cause it fwightened Peggy."