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           ’Ican’tstaylonghere,’shewhisperedtoHilda,terrified.

           Andshesufferedgoingintoherownbedroom,re-enteringintopossessionasifnothinghadhappened.ShehatedeveryminuteinsidetheWragbywalls.

           TheydidnotmeetCliffordtilltheywentdowntodinner.Hewasdressed,andwithablacktie:ratherreserved,andverymuchthesuperiorgentleman.Hebehavedperfectlypolitelyduringthemealandkeptapolitesortofconversationgoing:butitseemedalltouchedwithinsanity.

           ’Howmuchdotheservantsknow?’askedConnie,whenthewomanwasoutoftheroom.

           ’Ofyourintentions?Nothingwhatsoever.’

           ’MrsBoltonknows.’

           Hechangedcolour.

           ’MrsBoltonisnotexactlyoneoftheservants,’hesaid.

           ’Oh,Idon’tmind.’

           Therewastensiontillaftercoffee,whenHildasaidshewouldgouptoherroom.

           CliffordandConniesatinsilencewhenshehadgone.Neitherwouldbegintospeak.Conniewassogladthathewasn’ttakingthepatheticline,shekepthimuptoasmuchhaughtinessaspossible.Shejustsatsilentandlookeddownatherhands.

           ’Isupposeyoudon’tatallmindhavinggonebackonyourword?’hesaidatlast.

           ’Ican’thelpit,’shemurmured.

           ’Butifyoucan’t,whocan?’

           ’Isupposenobody.’

           Helookedatherwithcuriouscoldrage.Hewasusedtoher.Shewasasitwereembeddedinhiswill.Howdaredshenowgobackonhim,anddestroythefabricofhisdailyexistence?Howdaredshetrytocausethisderangementofhispersonality?

           ’Andforwhatdoyouwanttogobackoneverything?’heinsisted.

           ’Love!’shesaid.Itwasbesttobehackneyed.