You can stay and find a flat." He convinced her of the absurdity of her position, and even of its selfishness; but she said that her mind was quite made up irrespective of what had happened, that she had been away from the children long enough; that she ought to be at home to finish up the work of leaving it.

The word brought a sigh.

"Ah, I don't know why we should see nothing but sad and ugly things now.

When we were young--" "Younger," he put in.

"We're still young." "That's what we pretend, but we know better.