\"No——Ishouldliketogoaway……myfriendstheFarlowswouldletmegotothem……\"Hervoicegrewfirmerandsheliftedhereyestoadd：\"Ishouldliketoleavetoday，ifyoudon’tmind。\"
Annalistenedwitharisingwonder。
\"YouwanttoleaveGivreatonce？\"Shegavetheideaamoment’sswiftconsideration。\"Youprefertobewithyourfriendstillyourmarriage？Iunderstandthat——butsurelyyouneedn’trushofftoday？Therearesomanydetailstodiscuss；andbeforelong，youknow，Ishallbegoingawaytoo。\"
\"Yes，Iknow。\"Thegirlwasevidentlytryingtosteadyhervoice。\"ButIshouldliketowaitafewdays——tohavealittlemoretimetomyself。\"
Annacontinuedtoconsiderherkindly。ItwasevidentthatshedidnotcaretosaywhyshewishedtoleaveGivresosuddenly，butherdisturbedfaceandshakenvoicebetrayedamorepressingmotivethanthenaturaldesiretospendtheweeksbeforehermarriageunderheroldfriends’roof。