\"We’veknownitwouldcomesomeday。\"
Heansweredherwithsuddenenergy:
\"IcouldneverstandseeingJonblameyou。Heshan’tdothat，eveninthought。Hehasimagination;andhe’llunderstandifit’sputtohimproperly。IthinkIhadbettertellhimbeforehegetstoknowotherwise。\"
\"Notyet，Jolyon。\"
Thatwaslikeher——shehadnoforesight，andneverwenttomeettrouble。Still——whoknew？——shemightberight。Itwasillgoingagainstamother’sinstinct。Itmightbewelltolettheboygoon，ifpossible，tillexperiencehadgivenhimsometouchstonebywhichhecouldjudgethevaluesofthatoldtragedy;tilllove，jealousy，longing，haddeepenedhischarity。Allthesame，onemusttakeprecautions——everyprecautionpossible！And，longafterIrenehadlefthim，helayawaketurningoverthoseprecautions。HemustwritetoHolly，tellingherthatJonknewnothingasyetoffamilyhistory。