Hetookasteptowardher。“BecauseIfeltthatImust，“hesaid。
“Ihadtocome。Icametoseeyouoncemore。Youmustforgiveme。“
Shedidnotspeak。Hecontinued：
“Youmustforgivemeforcoming，“hesaidagain。“TherewasaquestionIhadtoaskandonlyyoucouldanswerit。Itisn’tthequestionIaskedbefore，althoughperhapsthat——ButfirstImusttellyou：Mary，myfatherisdead。“
Shenodded。Shecouldscarcelytrustherselftospeak，butshetried。