Before leaving Janet, Mr. Tryan urged her strongly to send for her
mother.
'Do not wound her,' he said, 'by shutting her out any longer from your
troubles. It is right that you should be with her.'
'Yes, I will send for her,' said Janet. 'But I would rather not go to my
mother's yet, because my husband is sure to think I am there, and he
might come and fetch me. I can't go back to him ... at least, not yet.
Ought I to go back to him?'
'No, certainly not, at present. Something should be done to secure you
from violence. Your mother, I think, should consult some confidential
friend, some man of character and experience, who might mediate between
you and your husband.'
'Yes, I will send for my mother directly. But I will stay here, with Mrs.
Pettifer, till something has been done
