The poor girl's departure was a flight--she went to save herself." He had listened more than he showed--as came out in his tone.

"To save herself ?" "Well, also, really, I think, to save HIM too.

I saw it afterwards--I see it all now.

He would have been sorry--he didn't want to hurt her." "Oh, I daresay," the Colonel laughed.

"They generally don't!" "At all events," his wife pursued, "she escaped--they both did; for they had had simply to face it.