Hiswalkwasrapidashecamedown，andhewentwithaspringytrend。Beforeenteringuponhismother’spremiseshestoppedandbreathed。Thelightwhichshoneforthonhimfromthewindowrevealedthathisfacewasflushedandhiseyebright。Whatitdidnotshowwassomethingwhichlingereduponhislipslikeasealsetthere。
Theabidingpresenceofthisimpresswassorealthathehardlydaredtoenterthehouse，foritseemedasifhismothermightsay，\"Whatredspotisthatglowinguponyourmouthsovividly？\"
Butheenteredsoonafter。Theteawasready，andhesatdownoppositehismother。Shedidnotspeakmanywords；
andasforhim，somethinghadbeenjustdoneandsomewordshadbeenjustsaidonthehillwhichpreventedhimfrombeginningadesultorychat。Hismother’staciturnitywasnotwithoutominousness，butheappearednottocare。
Heknewwhyshesaidsolittle，buthecouldnotremovethecauseofherbearingtowardshim。Thesehalf—silentsittingswerefarfromuncommonwiththemnow。AtlastYeobrightmadeabeginningofwhatwasintendedtostrikeatthewholerootofthematter。