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It's been hell!" She looked at him as though amazed.
"I don't understand," she said impatiently.

"Please explain." "Explain?
Can't you understand ?" His face darkened.

"You said you couldn't marry me--you asked me to release you! And then--after that!--I come home to find you gone--gone with no word of explanation, and the whole household buzzing with the story that you've run away! I waited for a letter from you, and none came.

Then I wired--to safeguard you I wired from Exeter.