Butsheherselfhadnotrealisedhowhardlyhewouldtakeit。
“Ididn’t——Icouldn’t——“
“There’sthedog-man，“hestammered。“He’llhavestolenhim。“Thenhewasoffoutoftheroominaninstant。
AndthatwasmorethanMarycouldhear。Sherealised，evenasshefollowedhim，thatshewasgivingherwholecaseaway，thatshewasnow，asalways，weakwhensheshouldbestrong，softwhensheshouldbehard，goodwhensheshouldbewicked，wickedwhensheshouldbegood。Shecouldnothelpherself。Withtremblinglimbsandaheartthatseemedtobehammeringherbodyintopiecesshefollowedhimout。Shefoundhiminthehall，tuggingathiscoat。
“Whereareyougoing？“shesaidweakly。