For three weeks after that Jerome never saw Lucina at all.

He avoided the sight of her in every way in his power.

He went to Dale and returned after dark; he stayed away from meeting.

He also strove hard to drive, even the thought of her, from his mind.

He got out his algebra and Latin books again; every minute during which he was not at work, and even during his work, he tried to keep his mind so full that Lucina's image could not enter.