The silence was unbroken save by the merry cries of some children tobogganing in the Kurhaus garden.

The stillness grew oppressive, and Bernardine rose.

She knew from the effort which those few words had cost her, how far removed she was from her old former self.
"Good-bye, Mrs.Reffold," she said nervously.
"Good-bye, Miss Holme," was the only answer..