IV
тАЬWalter,тАЭ cried Myra, тАЬyou havenтАЩt said goodbye to Vernon.тАЭ
Walter looked across at his son, standing there wide-eyed.
тАЬGoodbye, old chap. Have a good time.тАЭ
тАЬGoodbye, Father.тАЭ
That was all. Myra was scandalizedтБатАФhad he no love for the boy? He hadnтАЩt even kissed him. How queer they wereтБатАФthe Deyres. So casual. Strange, the way they had nodded to each other, across the width of the room. So alike.тБатАКтБатАж
тАЬBut Vernon,тАЭ said Myra to herself, тАЬshall not grow up like his father.тАЭ
On the walls around her Deyres looked down and smiled sardonically.