You will be careful, will you not, Die ?" "Yes, dear, but you must let me hear more.

How did it happen, Betty?
I thought you and Malcolm Herrick never meant to speak to each other again.

It has been such a tiresome, uncomfortable day.

When I brought you that cup of tea on the terrace I did so long to say a word to you; but I saw by your face that I should only make things worse." "I am glad you refrained.

Do you know, Die, I thought I heard them in the drive--I had no idea that Malcolm had returned an hour before--and I got into such a panic that I went down to the Pool to recover myself, and--and he was there." "At the Pool ?" "Yes, and he heard me, and I was obliged to stay; and then he told me that the place haunted him, and gave him bad dreams--oh, such ghastly dreams; and then all at once he said he was taking his last look at it--that he never meant to come here again." "Poor fellow, did he really say that ?" "It was poor Betty, I think, then.