My wife will take care of you." "Then you are going to Europe ?" Agatha said with a curious sinking of her heart.
"Yes.

I must consult an eminent Frenchman and two or three Austrians.
They have studied some of the problems I am up against." "When do you start ?" Agatha asked with forced quietness.
"In about three weeks, if I can get ready." Agatha tried to brace herself.

The disappointment was hard to bear, and for a few moments she engaged in a bitter struggle.

If she took the post and went to Europe, she could not go North for a year, and Thirlwell might not be able to help her then.

She knew that she had counted on his help, and that without it she could not penetrate far into the wilds.
Indeed, it was possible that she could not start at all.
Yet, if she went North, she must refuse an alluring offer and throw away an opportunity for making her mark.