However, we must bring Barbara back." "Ah!" said Mrs.Cartwright, "I want her back! One must hide one's hurt, but to hide it is hard--" She pulled herself up and added: "Will you send a cablegram ?" "I think not.

The girl is proud and as wild as a hawk.

She thinks she has humiliated us, and if she's startled, she'll probably run away." "You don't think she has humiliated us ?" Mrs.Cartwright said in a hesitating voice.
Cartwright smiled.

"It's plain that her escapade must not be talked about but we can trust these Canadians and I know Barbara.

In a sense, Lister's narrative wasn't necessary.