34/35 I told her that I was going to Europe, but would return in the following year. I couldn't say any more than that, you know. It wasn't a time for sentiment, of course. She said she would look forward to seeing me again with pleasure, and all that; and that she could never forget the days we had spent together. But on reaching Montreal, what was my disgust, on calling at Mrs.Willoughby's, to find that she had given up her house, sold her furniture, and left the city. |