She rejoiced with Wayne and Captain Prescott in seeing dear Ann grow a little more plump, a little rosier, a little more smiling.

She could understand perfectly, as she had made them understand, why Ann did not talk more of Italy and the things of her own life.

Life had crowded in too hard upon her, that setting of the other days made other days live again too acutely.

Ann was taking a vacation from her life, she had laughingly put it to Wayne.

That was why she played so much with Worth and the dogs and talked so little of grown-up things.