BILLY, THE MYTH To all appearances it came about very naturally that Billy did not return to America for some time.

During the summer she wrote occasionally to William, and gave glowing accounts of their travels.
Then in September came the letter telling him that they had concluded to stay through the winter in Paris.

Billy wrote that she had decided not to go to college.

She would take up some studies there in Paris, she said, but she would devote herself more particularly to her music.
When the next summer came there was still something other than America to claim her attention: the Calderwells had invited her to cruise with them for three months.

Their yacht was a little floating palace of delight, Billy declared, not to mention the charm of the unknown lands and waters that she and Aunt Hannah would see.
Of all this Billy wrote to William--at occasional intervals--but she did not come home.