Haven't you talked it over with Marian, and told her that you would want her when they came ?" Eileen was extremely busy with another wave of hair.

She turned her back and her voice was not quite steady as she answered.

"Ever since Marian got this 'going to the city to study' idea in her head I have scarcely seen her.

She had an awful job to empty the house, and pack such things as she wants to keep, and she is working overtime on a very special plan that she thinks maybe she'll submit in a prize competition offered by a big firm of San Francisco architects, so I have scarcely seen her for six weeks." "And you never once went over to help her with her work, or to encourage her or to comfort her?
You can't think Marian can leave this valley and not be almost heartbroken," said Linda.

"You just make me almost wonder at you.