When it was all settled and she thought that Dan had gone into Reyburn a
fortnight ago to give notice to the landlord's solicitors, one evening,
as she was coming home from the Aldersons' he told her that he hadn't
been to the solicitors at all.
He had arranged yesterday for his transport on a cattle ship sailing next
week for Montreal.
He said he had always meant to go out to Jem Alderson when he had learnt
enough from Ned.
"Then why," she said, "did you let Mamma tell poor Victor--"
"I wanted her to have the credit of the sacrifice," he said.