SHEtookhishand，andbeganwithalltheartofpersuasionthatshepossessed。
“Onequestion，Geoffrey，beforeIsaywhatIwanttosay。LadyLundiehasinvitedyoutostayatWindygates。Doyouacceptherinvitation？ordoyougobacktoyourbrother’sintheevening？“
“Ican’tgobackintheevening——they’veputavisitorintomyroom。I’mobligedtostayhere。Mybrotherhasdoneitonpurpose。JuliushelpsmewhenI’mhardup——andbulliesmeafterward。Hehassentmehere，ondutyforthefamily。SomebodymustbeciviltoLadyLundie——andI’mthesacrifice。“
Shetookhimupathislastword。“Don’tmakethesacrifice，“shesaid。“ApologizetoLadyLundie，andsayyouareobligedtogoback。“
“Why？“