“Wehavetohavefaithinourvision，“Mrs。Hilberyresumed，glancingatthefigures，whichdistressedhervaguely，andhadsomeconnectioninhermindwiththehouseholdaccounts，“otherwise，asyousay——“Shecastalightningglanceintothedepthsofdisillusionmentwhichwere，perhaps，notaltogetherunknowntoher。
“Believeme，Katharine，it\'sthesameforeveryone——forme，too——foryourfather，“shesaidearnestly，andsighed。Theylookedtogetherintotheabyssand，astheelderofthetwo，sherecoveredherselffirstandasked:
“ButwhereisRalph？Whyisn\'theheretoseeme？“
Katharine\'sexpressionchangedinstantly。
“Becausehe\'snotallowedtocomehere，“sherepliedbitterly。