This, however, was not important, and Festing was strongly moved by the thought that he might see the girl.
"Why do you want me to go ?" he asked.
"In order that you can tell her how I was situated.

I want her to know why I was forced to give her up." "But you have written and stated your reasons." "Of course.

But I've no talent for explanation, and in a letter you say too little or too much; probably I didn't say enough.

Then you can't tell how far the person written to will understand, and questions rise.
But will you go ?" Festing wanted to go, although he saw his task might be embarrassing.

He had been some time in Western Canada, where people are frank and do not shrink from dealing with delicate matters.