But not now." Again Rachel paused suddenly, and when she looked up at Virginia again there were tears on her face.

Virginia came to her and put her arm about her tenderly.
When Rachel had left the house, Virginia sat in the hall thinking over the confidence her friend had just shown her.

There was something still to be told, Virginia felt sure from Rachel's manner, but she did not feel hurt that Rachel had kept back something.

She was simply conscious of more on Rachel's mind than she had revealed.
Very soon Rollin came back, and he and Virginia, arm in arm as they had lately been in the habit of doing, walked up and down the long hall.

It was easy for their talk to settle finally upon Rachel because of the place she was to occupy in the plans which were being made for the purchase of property at the Rectangle.
"Did you ever know of a girl of such really gifted powers in vocal music who was willing to give her life to the people as Rachel is going to do?
She is going to give music lessons in the city, have private pupils to make her living, and then give the people in the Rectangle the benefit of her culture and her voice." "It is certainly a very good example of self-sacrifice," replied Rollin a little stiffly.
Virginia looked at him a little sharply.