There was a faint murmur of comment or surprise at that.
"And then?"
"We came back to England together on the 15th of April. She had told me that she was due home on the 16th. But on the way over she told me that she had actually been due back on the 11th and would now have been missing for four days."
"She misled you deliberately?"
"Yes."
"Did she say why she had misled you?"
"Yes. So that it would be impossible for her to go back. She said she was going to write to her people and say that she had a job and was quite happy and that they were not to look for her or worry about her."
"She had no compunction about the suffering that would cause parents who had been devoted to her?"
"No. She said her home bored her so much she could scream."
Against his will, Robert's eyes went to Mrs. Wynn, and came away again at once. It was crucifixion.