But that could not be done in the first instance; the
unkindness would seem too great. A day after the arrival of the
girls, she received a note from Dora, and almost at once replied
to it by calling at her friends' lodgings. A week after that,
Maud and Dora came to St Paul's Crescent; it was Sunday, and Mr
Yule purposely kept away from home. They had only been once to
the house since then, again without meeting Mr Yule. Marian,
however, visited them at their lodgings frequently; now and then
she met Jasper there. The latter never spoke of her father, and
there was no question of inviting him to repeat his call.
In the end, Marian was obliged to speak on the subject with her
mother. Mrs Yule offered an occasion by asking when the Miss
Milvains were coming again.
'I don't think I shall ever ask them again,' Marian replied.
Her mother understood, and looked troubled.
'I must tell them how it is, that's all,' the girl went on. 'They
are sensible; they won't be offended with me.'
'But your father has never had anything to say against them,'
urged Mrs Yule.
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