It was to find you that he risked so much.
He left me on New Year's Day, and I have never heard a word from him since.

That is why I came to England." "The whole reason ?" I asked, like a fool.
"The whole reason," she affirmed simply.
"I do not wish to see my father," I said.

"If he comes to me I shall tell him so." "He wants to tell you his story himself," she murmured.
"I would never listen to it," I answered.

She sighed.
"You are very young," she said.

"You do not know what temptation is.
You do not know how badly he was treated.