There was a pathetic patience in her tone when she summarized he whole affair in those last two sentences.

It was as if she were telling him how her whole life was darkened because she herself was different--because they could not understand a woman so fine, so true and sweet.
"What will happen if you are missed?
If you go back and discover Jerry's handkerchief on that bush, what will you do?
You can't go back if they find out--" There was no need for him to finish that sentence.
"I don't know," said Marian, "what I shall do.

I hadn't thought much about it." "I haven't thought much about anything else," Bud told her straightforwardly.

"If Jerry flags you, you 'd better keep going.
Couldn't you go to friends ?" "I could--if I had any.

Bud, you don't understand.