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Chapter 8

           

           PrincessMarybeggedhimtostayonedaymore,sayingthatsheknewhowunhappyherfatherwouldbeifAndrewleftwithoutbeingreconciledtohim,butPrinceAndrewrepliedthathewouldprobablysoonbebackagainfromthearmyandwouldcertainlywritetohisfather,butthatthelongerhestayednowthemoreembitteredtheirdifferenceswouldbecome.

           “Good-by,Andrew!RememberthatmisfortunescomefromGod,andmenarenevertoblame,”werethelastwordsheheardfromhissisterwhenhetookleaveofher.

           “Thenitmustbeso!”thoughtPrinceAndrewashedroveoutoftheavenuefromthehouseatBaldHills.“She,poorinnocentcreature,islefttobevictimizedbyanoldmanwhohasoutlivedhiswits.Theoldmanfeelsheisguilty,butcannotchangehimself.Myboyisgrowingupandrejoicesinlife,inwhichlikeeverybodyelsehewilldeceiveorbedeceived.AndIamofftothearmy.Why?Imyselfdon’tknow.IwanttomeetthatmanwhomIdespise,soastogivehimachancetokillandlaughatme!”

           Theseconditionsoflifehadbeenthesamebefore,butthentheywereallconnected,whilenowtheyhadalltumbledtopieces.Onlysenselessthings,lackingcoherence,presentedthemselvesoneafteranothertoPrinceAndrew’smind.

           

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