Asifwashedbytheairhervoicesoundedmorespiritualandsofterthanusual。Voicesatalittledistanceansweredher，“Yes。“
Throughthedarknessshewaslookingatthemboth，andtryingtodistinguishhim。Whatwasthereforhertosay？Rachelhadpassedbeyondherguardianship。Avoicemightreachherears，butneveragainwoulditcarryasfarasithadcarriedtwenty-fourhoursago。
Nevertheless，speechseemedtobeduefromherbeforeshewenttobed。
Shewishedtospeak，butshefeltstrangelyoldanddepressed。
“D’yourealisewhatyou’redoing？“shedemanded。“She’syoung，you’rebothyoung；andmarriage——“Heresheceased。Theybeggedher，however，tocontinue，withsuchearnestnessintheirvoices，asiftheyonlycravedadvice，thatshewasledtoadd: