And then he told her bluntly what caused her trouble.

Kate had been white to begin with, now she slowly turned greenish as she gazed at him with incredulous eyes.

Then she sprang to her feet.
"But I can't be ill!" she cried.

"I can't! There is my school! I've got to teach! Oh, what shall I do ?" George had a very clear conception of what she could do, but he did not intend to suggest it to her.

She could think of it, and propose it herself.