I must not return to Peronne.

If I do, I fear I shall never leave it." I did not answer; but I had resolved that he should return, and I intended that my resolution should become a fact.

Yolanda was not present at supper, but she appeared soon after we had risen.

We sat under the dim light of a lamp in the long room.

Yolanda was on the cushioned bench in the shadow of the great chimney, silently clasping Twonette's hand.