“If you don’t want any help,” she replied, sternly, “why are you telling me any of this? Why don’t you just sneak out without a word to any of us?”
“Because if I... don’t come back, then you’ll have to explain it to Briony. Make her understand.”
“Make her understand? You and Anne are practically her parents. A good deal more than her real mother ever was, anyway... I could never mean the same to her. If it’s wrong of me to risk my life, it’s certainly wrong of you.”
“Fine. Then should we both stay here, and leave Anne to her fate? That’s not happening, Lucy, and I see no sense in both of us putting our heads into the noose.”
“Isn’t there safety in numbers?”
“I doubt it... and why are you so keen, anyway? If you think you owe us anything, you might reflect that we didn’t get you off th
