“Yes.”

“When?” I asked.

“Right away. The end of this month.”

“For the summer?”

“I haven't decided how long I shall stay.”

I stared at her in bewilderment. In contrast to the agitation I felt rising within me, she was extraordinarily calm, unbelievably so.

“But where do you intend to go in Europe?”

“I shall go to London for a month or so, and after that to some quiet place in France, probably at the sea, where the children can learn French and German. After that, I have no plans.”

“But—you talk as if you might stay indefinitely.”

“I haven't decided,” she repeated.