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There was but a three-minute walk to their own house. Vestal was silent, her hand trustingly on his arm, till they were on their doorstep, and she spoke then naturally, not angrily nor too carefully: "My dear, why didn't you tell me before? I'd 've tried to understand and help."
-"I was going to. Dad sprang this on me before I'd worked out what I wanted to say. Now you can help me. The biggest question is: must I admit this publicly? It is the truth!"