Now this isn't the passage I wanted.

(I never can find what I want.) But it's spring; it's the daffodils; it's the green fields; it's the birds." She was cut short in her quotation by another imperative telephone-bell.
Once more Katharine left the room.
"My dear child, how odious the triumphs of science are!" Mrs.Hilbery exclaimed on her return.

"They'll be linking us with the moon next--but who was that ?" "William," Katharine replied yet more briefly.
"I'll forgive William anything, for I'm certain that there aren't any Williams in the moon.

I hope he's coming to luncheon ?" "He's coming to tea." "Well, that's better than nothing, and I promise to leave you alone." "There's no need for you to do that," said Katharine.
She swept her hand over the faded sheet, and drew herself up squarely to the table as if she refused to waste time any longer.

The gesture was not lost upon her mother.