Mr.Alwynn, one of Ruth's uncles, came up from the country and went to the funeral, and took Ruth away afterwards.

Her own sister Anna was abroad with her husband, her brother Raymond had not been heard of for years.

As she drove away from the house, and looked up at the windows with wide tearless eyes, she suddenly realized that this departure was final, that there would be no coming back, no home left for her in the familiar rooms where she and another had lived so long together.
Mr.Alwynn was by her side in the carriage, patting her cold hands and telling her not to cry, which she felt no inclination to do; and then, seeing the blank pallor in her face, he suddenly found himself fumbling for his own pocket-handkerchief..