“HewasgoingtowriteaboutitforthatpaperinParis。”Thegirlhadtheeffectofgatheringhercourageupforaboldplunge。Shelookedsteadilyatherfather，andadded：“Hesaidhecamebackbecausehecouldn’thelpit。He——wishedtospeakwithme，HesaidheknewhehadnorighttosupposeIcaredanythingaboutwhathadhappenedwithhimandMr。Stoller。Hewantedtocomebackandtellme——that。”
Herfatherwaitedforhertogoon，butapparentlyshewasgoingtoleavethewordtohim，now。Hehesitatedtotakeit，butheaskedatlastwithamildnessthatseemedtosurpriseher，“Haveyouheardanythingfromhimsince？”
“No。”
“Whereishe？”
“Idon’tknow。ItoldhimIcouldnotsaywhathewished；thatImusttellyouaboutit。”