She knew there was a train to New York about three, and she resolved to go on it.
At first she thought of taking some things in a bag, but she decided not to, as she didn't want any of the things the Maynards had given her.
"Oh," she thought, while the tears came afresh; "my name isn't even Maynard! I don't know _what_ it is!" She put on a blue linen dress, and a blue hat with roses on it.

Some instinct of sadness made her tie her hair with black ribbon.
As she went downstairs, she heard Mrs.Corey say, "I am astounded at these revelations!" and her mother replied, "Dear friend, I knew you would be." Marjorie wasn't crying then, she felt as if she had no tears left.

She shut her teeth together hard, and went out by a side door.

This way she could reach the street unobserved, and she walked straight ahead to the railroad station.

She had a five-dollar gold piece that Uncle Steve had sent her on Christmas, and that, with a little silver change, she carried in her pocketbook.