But Lilly, feeling it from afar, ran after them and caught them up.

They were silent.
"What was the interesting topic ?" he said cuttingly.
"Nothing at all!" said Tanny, nettled.

"Why must you interfere ?" "Because I intend to," said Lilly.
And the two others fell apart, as if severed with a knife.

Jim walked rather sheepishly, as if cut out.
So they came at last past the canals to the wayside station: and at last Jim's train came.

They all said goodbye.