And there was no time to make a search.

The only course open to her was to accompany her friend whithersoever the fruitless quest should lead.

She was convinced that Isabel's physical powers of endurance were slight, and that when they were exhausted she would be able to bring her back unresisting.
Nevertheless, she was conscious of a little tremor at the heart as they set forth.

There was an air of desperation about her companion that it was impossible to overlook.

Isabel's manner towards her was so wholly devoid of that caressing element that had always marked their intimacy till that moment.