Thetwofamiliesdon’tknoweachother。\"
\"Howromantic！\"
’Now，whatdoesshemeanbythat？’hethought。Thewordwastohimextravagantanddangerous——itwasasifshehadsaid:\"Howjolly！\"
\"Andthey’llcontinuenottoknoweach，other，\"headded，butinstantlyregrettedthechallengeinthosewords。Fleurwassmiling。
Inthisage，whenyoungpeoplepridedthemselvesongoingtheirownwaysandpayingnoattentiontoanysortofdecentprejudice，hehadsaidtheverythingtoexciteherwilfulness。Then，recollectingtheexpressiononIrene’sface，hebreathedagain。
\"Whatsortofaquarrel？\"heheardFleursay。
\"Aboutahouse。It’sancienthistoryforyou。Yourgrandfatherdiedthedayyouwereborn。Hewasninety。\"
\"Ninety？AretheremanyForsytesbesidesthoseintheRedBook？\"
\"Idon’tknow，\"saidSoames。\"They’realldispersednow。Theoldonesaredead，exceptTimothy。\"
Fleurclaspedherhands。
\"Timothy？Isn’tthatdelicious？\"
\"Notatall，\"saidSoames。Itoffendedhimthatsheshouldthink\"Timothy\"delicious——akindofinsulttohisbreed。Thisnewgenerationmockedatanythingsolidandtenacious。\"Yougoandseetheoldboy。Hemightwanttoprophesy。\"Ah！IfTimothycouldseethedisquietEnglandofhisgreat—nephewsandgreat—nieces，hewouldcertainlygivetongue。AndinvoluntarilyheglancedupattheIseeum;yes——Georgewasstillinthewindow，withthesamepinkpaperinhishand。
\"WhereisRobinHill，Father？\"
RobinHill！RobinHill，roundwhichallthattragedyhadcentred！
Whatdidshewanttoknowfor？
\"InSurrey，\"hemuttered;\"notfarfromRichmond。Why？\"
\"Isthehousethere？\"
\"Whathouse？\"
\"Thattheyquarrelledabout。\"
\"Yes。Butwhat’sallthattodowithyou？We’regoinghometo—
morrow——you’dbetterbethinkingaboutyourfrocks。\"
\"Blessyou！They’reallthoughtabout。Afamilyfeud？It’sliketheBible，orMarkTwain——awfullyexciting。Whatdidyoudointhefeud，Father？\"
\"Neveryoumind。\"
\"Oh！ButifI’mtokeepitup？\"
\"Whosaidyouweretokeepitup？\"
\"You，darling。\"
\"I？Isaidithadnothingtodowithyou。\"
\"JustwhatIthink，youknow;sothat’sallright。\"。
Shewastoosharpforhim;fine，asAnnettesometimescalledher。
Nothingforitbuttodistractherattention。
\"There’sabitofrosalinepointinhere，\"hesaid，stoppingbeforeashop，\"thatIthoughtyoumightlike。\"
Whenhehadpaidforitandtheyhadresumedtheirprogress，Fleursaid:
\"Don’tyouthinkthatboy’smotheristhemostbeautifulwomanofherageyou’veeverseen？\"
Soamesshivered。Uncanny，thewayshestucktoit！
\"Idon’tknowthatInoticedher。\"
\"Dear，Isawthecornerofyoureye。\"
\"Youseeeverything——andagreatdealmore，itseemstome！\"
\"What’sherhusbandlike？Hemustbeyourfirstcousin，ifyourfatherswerebrothers。\"
\"Dead，forallIknow，\"saidSoames，withsuddenvehemence。\"I
haven’tseenhimfortwentyyears。\"
\"Whatwashe？\"
\"Apainter。\"
\"That’squitejolly。\"
Thewords:\"Ifyouwanttopleasemeyou’llputthosepeopleoutofyourhead，\"sprangtoSoames’lips，buthechokedthemback——hemustnotletherseehisfeelings。
\"Heonceinsultedme，\"hesaid。
Herquickeyesrestedonhisface。
\"Isee！Youdidn’tavengeit，anditrankles。PoorFather！Youletmehaveago！\"
Itwasreallylikelyinginthedarkwithamosquitohoveringabovehisface。SuchpertinacityinFleurwasnewtohim，and，astheyreachedthehotel，hesaidgrimly:
\"Ididmybest。Andthat’senoughaboutthesepeople。I’mgoinguptilldinner。\"
\"Ishallsithere。\"
Withapartinglookatherextendedinachair——alookhalf—
resentful，half—adoring——Soamesmovedintotheliftandwastransportedtotheirsuiteonthefourthfloor。Hestoodbythewindowofthesitting—roomwhichgaveviewoverHydePark，anddrummedafingeronitspane。Hisfeelingswereconfused，tetchy，troubled。Thethrobofthatoldwound，scarredoverbyTimeandnewinterests，wasmingledwithdispleasureandanxiety，andaslightpaininhischestwherethatnougatstuffhaddisagreed。HadAnnettecomein？Notthatshewasanygoodtohiminsuchadifficulty。
Whenevershehadquestionedhimabouthisfirstmarriage，hehadalwaysshutherup;sheknewnothingofit，savethatithadbeenthegreatpassionofhislife，andhismarriagewithherselfbutdomesticmakeshift。Shehadalwayskeptthegrudgeofthatuphersleeve，asitwere，anduseditcommercially。Helistened。Asound——thevaguemurmurofawoman’smovements——wascomingthroughthedoor。Shewasin。Hetapped。
\"Who？\"
\"I，\"saidSoames。
Shehadbeenchangingherfrock，andwasstillimperfectlyclothed;astrikingfigurebeforeherglass。Therewasacertainmagnificenceaboutherarms，shoulders，hair，whichhaddarkenedsincehefirstknewher，abouttheturnofherneck，thesilkinessofhergarments，herdark—lashed，greyblueeyes——shewascertainlyashandsomeatfortyasshehadeverbeen。Afinepossession，anexcellenthousekeeper，asensibleandaffectionateenoughmother。Ifonlysheweren’talwayssofranklycynicalabouttherelationsbetweenthem！
Soames，whohadnomorerealaffectionforherthanshehadforhim，sufferedfromakindofEnglishgrievanceinthatshehadneverdroppedeventhethinnestveilofsentimentovertheirpartnership。
Likemostofhiscountrymenandwomen，heheldtheviewthatmarriageshouldbebasedonmutuallove，butthatwhenfromamarriagelovehaddisappeared，or，beenfoundnevertohavereallyexisted——sothatitwasmanifestlynotbasedonlove——youmustnotadmitit。Thereitwas，andthelovewasnot——butthereyouwere，andmustcontinuetobe！Thusyouhaditbothways，andwerenottarredwithcynicism，realism，andimmoralityliketheFrench。Moreover，itwasnecessaryintheinterestsofproperty。Heknewthatsheknewthattheybothknewtherewasnolovebetweenthem，buthestillexpectedhernottoadmitinwordsorconductsuchathing，andhecouldneverunderstandwhatshemeantwhenshetalkedofthehypocrisyoftheEnglish。Hesaid:
\"Whomhaveyougotat’TheShelter’nextweek？\"
Annettewentontouchingherlipsdelicatelywithsalve——healwayswishedshewouldn’tdothat。
\"YoursisterWinifred，andtheCar—r—digans\"——shetookupatinystickofblack——\"andProsperProfond。\"
\"ThatBelgianchap？Whyhim？\"
Annetteturnedhernecklazily，touchedoneeyelash，andsaid:
\"HeamusesWinifred。\"
\"IwantsomeonetoamuseFleur;she’srestive。\"
\"R—restive？\"repeatedAnnette。\"Isitthefirsttimeyouseethat，myfriend？Shewasbornr—restive，asyoucallit。\"
Wouldshenevergetthataffectedrolloutofherr’s？
Hetouchedthedressshehadtakenoff，andasked:
\"Whathaveyoubeendoing？\"
Annettelookedathim，reflectedinherglass。Herjust—brightenedlipssmiled，ratherfull，ratherironical。
\"Enjoyingmyself，\"shesaid。
\"Oh！\"answeredSoamesglumly。\"Ribbandry，Isuppose。\"
Itwashiswordforallthatincomprehensiblerunninginandoutofshopsthatwomenwentinfor。\"HasFleurgothersummerdresses？\"
\"Youdon’taskifIhavemine。\"
\"Youdon’tcarewhetherIdoornot。\"
\"Quiteright。Well，shehas;andIhavemine——terriblyexpensive。\"
\"H’m！\"saidSoames。\"WhatdoesthatchapProfonddoinEngland？\"
Annetteraisedtheeyebrowsshehadjustfinished。
\"Heyachts。\"
\"Ah！\"saidSoames;\"he’sasleepychap。\"
\"Sometimes，\"answeredAnnette，andherfacehadasortofquietenjoyment。\"Butsometimesveryamusing。\"
\"He’sgotatouchofthetar—brushabouthim。\"
Annettestretchedherself。
\"Tar—brush？\"shesaid。\"Whatisthat？HismotherwasArmenienne。\"
\"That’sit，then，\"mutteredSoames。\"Doesheknowanythingaboutpictures？\"
\"Heknowsabouteverything——amanoftheworld。\"
\"Well，getsomeoneforFleur。Iwanttodistracther。She’sgoingoffonSaturdaytoValDartieandhiswife;Idon’tlikeit。\"
\"Whynot？\"
Sincethereasoncouldnotbeexplainedwithoutgoingintofamilyhistory，Soamesmerelyanswered:
\"Racketingabout。There’stoomuchofit。\"
\"IlikethatlittleMrs。Val;sheisveryquietandclever。\"
\"Iknownothingofherexcept——Thisthing’snew。\"AndSoamestookupacreationfromthebed。
Annettereceiveditfromhim。
\"Wouldyouhookme？\"shesaid。
Soameshooked。Glancingonceoverhershoulderintotheglass，hesawtheexpressiononherface，faintlyamused，faintlycontemptuous，asmuchastosay:\"Thanks！Youwillneverlearn！\"No，thankGod，hewasn’taFrenchman！Hefinishedwithajerk，andthewords:\"It’stoolowhere。\"Andhewenttothedoor，withthewishtogetawayfromherandgodowntoFleuragain。
Annettestayedapowder—puff，andsaidwithstartlingsuddenness\"Quetoesgrossier！\"
Heknewtheexpression——hehadreasonto。Thefirsttimeshehadusedithehadthoughtitmeant\"Whatagroceryouare！\"andhadnotknownwhethertoberelievedornotwhenbetterinformed。Heresentedtheword——hewasnotcoarse！Ifhewascoarse，whatwasthatchapintheroombeyondhis，whomadethosehorriblenoisesinthemorningwhenheclearedhisthroat，orthosepeopleintheLoungewhothoughtitwell—bredtosaynothingbutwhatthewholeworldcouldhearatthetopoftheirvoices——quackinginanity！Coarse，becausehehadsaidherdresswaslow！Well，soitwas！Hewentoutwithoutreply。
ComingintotheLoungefromthefarend，heatoncesawFleurwherehehadlefther。Shesatwithcrossedknees，slowlybalancingafootinsilkstockingandgreyshoe，suresignthatshewasdreaming。Hereyesshowedittoo——theywentofflikethatsometimes。Andthen，inamoment，shewouldcometolife，andbeasquickandrestlessasamonkey。Andsheknewsomuch，soself—assured，andnotyetnineteen。
Whatwasthatodiousword？Flapper！Dreadfulyoungcreatures——
squealingandsquawkingandshowingtheirlegs！Theworstofthembaddreams，thebestofthempowderedangels！Fleurwasnotaflapper，notoneofthoseslangy，ill—bredyoungfemales。Andyetshewasfrighteninglyself—willed，andfulloflife，anddeterminedtoenjoyit。Enjoy！ThewordbroughtnopuritanterrortoSoames;
butitbroughttheterrorsuitedtohistemperament。Hehadalwaysbeenafraidtoenjoyto—dayforfearhemightnotenjoytomorrowsomuch。Anditwasterrifyingtofeelthathisdaughterwasdivestedofthatsafeguard。Theverywayshesatinthatchairshowedit——
lostinherdream。Hehadneverbeenlostinadreamhimself——therewasnothingtobehadoutofit;andwhereshegotitfromhedidnotknow！CertainlynotfromAnnette！AndyetAnnette，asayounggirl，whenhewashangingabouther，hadoncehadaflowerylook。Well，shehadlostitnow！
Fleurrosefromherchair—swiftly，restlessly;andflungherselfdownatawriting—table。Seizinginkandwritingpaper，shebegantowriteasifshehadnottimetobreathebeforeshegotherletterwritten。Andsuddenlyshesawhim。Theairofdesperateabsorptionvanished，shesmiled，wavedakiss，madeaprettyfaceasifshewerealittlepuzzledandalittlebored。
Ah！Shewas\"fine\"——\"fine！\"
III
ATROBINHILL
JolyonForsytehadspenthisboy’snineteenthbirthdayatRobinHill，quietlygoingintohisaffairs。Hedideverythingquietlynow，becausehisheartwasinapoorway，and，likeallhisfamily，hedislikedtheideaofdying。Hehadneverrealisedhowmuchtilloneday，twoyearsago，hehadgonetohisdoctoraboutcertainsymptoms，andbeentold:
\"Atanymoment，onanyoverstrain。\"
Hehadtakenitwithasmile——thenaturalForsytereactionagainstanunpleasanttruth。Butwithanincreaseofsymptomsinthetrainonthewayhome，hehadrealisedtothefullthesentencehangingoverhim。ToleaveIrene，hisboy，hishome，hiswork——thoughhedidlittleenoughworknow！Toleavethemforunknowndarkness，fortheunimaginablestate，forsuchnothingnessthathewouldnotevenbeconsciousofwindstirringleavesabovehisgrave，norofthescentofearthandgrass。Ofsuchnothingnessthat，howeverhardhemighttrytoconceiveit，henevercould，andmuststillhoveronthehopethathemightseeagainthoseheloved！Torealisethiswastoendureverypoignantspiritualanguish。BeforehereachedhomethatdayhehaddeterminedtokeepitfromIrene。Hewouldhavetobemorecarefulthanmanhadeverbeen，fortheleastthingwouldgiveitawayandmakeheraswretchedashimself，almost。Hisdoctorhadpassedhimsoundinotherrespects，andseventywasnothingofanage——hewouldlastalongtimeyet，ifhecould。
Suchaconclusion，followedoutfornearlytwoyears，developstothefullthesubtlersideofcharacter。Naturallynotabrupt，exceptwhennervouslyexcited，Jolyonhadbecomecontrolincarnate。Thesadpatienceofoldpeoplewhocannotexertthemselveswasmaskedbyasmilewhichhislipspreservedeveninprivate。Hedevisedcontinuallyallmannerofcovertoconcealhisenforcedlackofexertion。
Mockinghimselfforsodoing，hecounterfeitedconversiontotheSimpleLife;gaveupwineandcigars，drankaspecialkindofcoffeewithnocoffeeinit。Inshort，hemadehimselfassafeasaForsyteinhisconditioncould，undertheroseofhismildirony。Securefromdiscovery，sincehiswifeandsonhadgoneuptoTown，hehadspentthefineMaydayquietlyarranginghispapers，thathemightdieto—morrowwithoutinconveniencinganyone，givinginfactafinalpolishtohisterrestrialstate。Havingdocketedandencloseditinhisfather’soldChinesecabinet，heputthekeyintoanenvelope，wrotethewordsoutside:\"KeyoftheChinesecabinet，whereinwillbefoundtheexactstateofme，J。F。，\"andputitinhisbreast—
pocket，whereitwouldbealwaysabouthim，incaseofaccident。
Then，ringingfortea，hewentouttohaveitundertheoldoak—tree。
Allareundersentenceofdeath;Jolyon，whosesentencewasbutalittlemorepreciseandpressing，hadbecomesousedtoitthathethoughthabitually，likeotherpeople，ofotherthings。Hethoughtofhissonnow。
Jonwasnineteenthatday，andJonhadcomeoflatetoadecision。
EducatedneitheratEtonlikehisfather，noratHarrow，likehisdeadhalf—brother，butatoneofthoseestablishmentswhich，designedtoavoidtheevilandcontainthegoodofthePublicSchoolsystem，mayormaynotcontaintheevilandavoidthegood，JonhadleftinAprilperfectlyignorantofwhithewantedtobecome。TheWar，whichhadpromisedtogoonforever，hadendedjustashewasabouttojointheArmy，sixmonthsbeforehistime。Ithadtakenhimeversincetogetusedtotheideathathecouldnowchooseforhimself。
Hehadheldwithhisfatherseveraldiscussions，fromwhich，underacheeryshowofbeingreadyforanything——except，ofcourse，theChurch，Army，Law，Stage，StockExchange，Medicine，Business，andEngineering——JolyonhadgatheredratherclearlythatJonwantedtogoinfornothing。Hehimselfhadfeltexactlylikethatatthesameage。Withhimthatpleasantvacuityhadsoonbeenendedbyanearlymarriage，anditsunhappyconsequences。ForcedtobecomeanunderwriteratLloyd’s，hehadregainedprosperitybeforehisartistictalenthadoutcropped。Buthaving——asthesimplesay——
\"learned\"hisboytodrawpigsandotheranimals，heknewthatJonwouldneverbeapainter，andinclinedtotheconclusionthathisaversionfromeverythingelsemeantthathewasgoingtobeawriter。
Holding，however，theviewthatexperiencewasnecessaryevenforthatprofession，thereseemedtoJolyonnothinginthemeantime，forJon，butUniversity，travel，andperhapstheeatingofdinnersfortheBar。Afterthatonewouldsee，ormoreprobablyonewouldnot。
Infaceoftheseprofferedallurements，however，Jonhadremainedundecided。
SuchdiscussionswithhissonhadconfirmedinJolyonadoubtwhethertheworldhadreallychanged。Peoplesaidthatitwasanewage。
Withtheprofundityofonenottoolongforanyage，Jolyonperceivedthatunderslightlydifferentsurfacestheerawaspreciselywhatithadbeen。Mankindwasstilldividedintotwospecies:Thefewwhohad\"speculation\"intheirsouls，andthemanywhohadnone，withabeltofhybridslikehimselfinthemiddle。Jonappearedtohavespeculation;itseemedtohisfatherabadlookout。
Withsomethingdeeper，therefore，thanhisusualsmile，hehadheardtheboysay，afortnightago:\"Ishouldliketotryfarming，Dad;ifitwon’tcostyoutoomuch。Itseemstobeabouttheonlysortoflifethatdoesn’thurtanybody;exceptart，andofcoursethat’soutofthequestionforme。\"
Jolyonsubduedhissmile，andanswered:
\"Allright;youshallskipbacktowherewewereunderthefirstJolyonin1760。It’llprovethecycletheory，andincidentally，nodoubt，youmaygrowabetterturnipthanhedid。\"
Alittledashed，Jonhadanswered:
\"Butdon’tyouthinkit’sagoodscheme，Dad？\"
\"’Twillserve，mydear;andifyoushouldreallytaketoit，you’lldomoregoodthanmostmen，whichislittleenough。\"
Tohimself，however，hehadsaid:’Buthewon’ttaketoit。Igivehimfouryears。Still，it’shealthy，andharmless。’
AfterturningthematteroverandconsultingwithIrene，hewrotetohisdaughter，Mrs。ValDartie，askingiftheyknewofafarmernearthemontheDownswhowouldtakeJonasanapprentice。Holly’sanswerhadbeenenthusiastic。Therewasanexcellentmanquiteclose;sheandValwouldloveJontolivewiththem。
Theboywasduetogoto—morrow。
Sippingweakteawithlemoninit，Jolyongazedthroughtheleavesoftheoldoak—treeatthatviewwhichhadappearedtohimdesirableforthirty—twoyears。Thetreebeneathwhichhesatseemednotadayolder！Soyoung，thelittleleavesofbrownishgold;soold，thewhitey—grey—greenofitsthickroughtrunk。Atreeofmemories，whichwouldliveonhundredsofyearsyet，unlesssomebarbariancutitdown——wouldseeoldEnglandoutatthepacethingsweregoing！Herememberedanightthreeyearsbefore，when，lookingfromhiswindow，withhisarmcloseroundIrene，hehadwatchedaGermanaeroplanehovering，itseemed，rightovertheoldtree。NextdaytheyhadfoundabombholeinafieldonGage’sfarm。Thatwasbeforeheknewthathewasundersentenceofdeath。Hecouldalmosthavewishedthebombhadfinishedhim。Itwouldhavesavedalotofhangingabout，manyhoursofcoldfearinthepitofhisstomach。HehadcountedonlivingtothenormalForsyteageofeighty—fiveormore，whenIrenewouldbeseventy。Asitwas，shewouldmisshim。StilltherewasJon，moreimportantinherlifethanhimself;Jon，whoadoredhismother。
Underthattree，whereoldJolyon——waitingforIrenetocometohimacrossthelawn——hadbreathedhislast，Jolyonwondered，whimsically，whether，havingputeverythinginsuchperfectorder，hehadnotbetterclosehisowneyesanddriftaway。Therewassomethingundignifiedinoparasiticallyclingingontotheeffortlesscloseofalifewhereinheregrettedtwothingsonly——thelongdivisionbetweenhisfatherandhimselfwhenhewasyoung，andthelatenessofhisunionowithIrene。
>Fromwherehesathecouldseeaclusterofapple—treesinblossom。
NothinginNaturemovedhimsomuchasfruit—treesinblossom;andhisheartachedsuddenlybecausehemightneverseethemfloweragain。Spring！Decidedlynomanoughttohavetodiewhilehisheartwasstillyoungenoughtolovebeauty！Blackbirdssangrecklesslyintheshrubbery，swallowswereflyinghigh，theleavesabovehimglistened;andoverthefieldswaseveryimaginabletintofearlyfoliage，burnishedbythelevelsunlight，awaytowherethedistant\"smoke—bush\"bluewastrailedalongthehorizon。Irene’sflowersintheirnarrowbedshadstartlingindividualitythatevening，littledeepassertionsofgaylife。OnlyChineseandJapanesepainters，andperhapsLeonardo，hadknownhowtogetthatstartlinglittleegointoeachpaintedflower，andbird，andbeast——
theego，yetthesenseofspecies，theuniversalityoflifeaswell。
Theywerethefellows！’I’vemadenothingthatwilllive！’thoughtJolyon;’I’vebeenanamateur——amerelover，notacreator。Still，I
shallleaveJonbehindmewhenIgo。’Whatluckthattheboyhadnotbeencaughtbythatghastlywar！Hemightsoeasilyhavebeenkilled，likepoorJollytwentyyearsagooutintheTransvaal。Jonwoulddosomethingsomeday——iftheAgedidn’tspoilhim——animaginativechap！Hiswhimtotakeupfarmingwasbutabitofsentiment，andaboutaslikelytolast。Andjustthenhesawthemcomingupthefield:Ireneandtheboy;walkingfromthestation，withtheirarmslinked。Andgettingup，hestrolleddownthroughthenewrosegardentomeetthem……
Irenecameintohisroomthatnightandsatdownbythewindow。Shesattherewithoutspeakingtillhesaid:
\"Whatisit，mylove？\"
\"Wehadanencounterto—day。\"
\"Withwhom？\"
\"Soames。\"
Soames！Hehadkeptthatnameoutofhisthoughtstheselasttwoyears;consciousthatitwasbadforhim。And，now，hisheartmovedinadisconcertingmanner，asifithadside—slippedwithinhischest。
Irenewentonquietly:
\"HeandhisdaughterwereintheGallery，andafterwardattheconfectioner’swherewehadtea。\"
Jolyonwentoverandputhishandonhershoulder。
\"Howdidhelook？\"
\"Grey;butotherwisemuchthesame。\"
\"Andthedaughter？\"
\"Pretty。Atleast，Jonthoughtso。\"
Jolyon’sheartside—slippedagain。Hiswife’sfacehadastrainedandpuzzledlook。
\"Youdidn’t—？\"hebegan。
\"No;butJonknowstheirname。Thegirldroppedherhandkerchiefandhepickeditup。\"
Jolyonsatdownonhisbed。Anevilchance！
\"Junewaswithyou。Didsheputherfootintoit？\"
\"No;butitwasallveryqueerandstrained，andJoncouldseeitwas。\"
Jolyondrewalongbreath，andsaid:
\"I’veoftenwonderedwhetherwe’vebeenrighttokeepitfromhim。
He’llfindoutsomeday。\"
\"Thelaterthebetter，Jolyon;theyounghavesuchcheap，hardjudgment。WhenyouwerenineteenwhatwouldyouhavethoughtofyourmotherifshehaddonewhatIhave？\"
Yes！Thereitwas！Jonworshippedhismother;andknewnothingofthetragedies，theinexorablenecessitiesoflife，nothingoftheprisonedgriefinanunhappymarriage，nothingofjealousyorpassion——knewnothingatall，asyet！
\"Whathaveyoutoldhim？\"hesaidatlast。
\"Thattheywererelations，butwedidn’tknowthem;thatyouhadnevercaredmuchforyourfamily，ortheyforyou。Iexpecthewillbeaskingyou。\"
Jolyonsmiled。\"Thispromisestotaketheplaceofair—raids，\"hesaid。\"Afterall，onemissesthem。\"
Irenelookedupathim。
