CHAPTER 48
One day, toward the end of February, Ralph Touchett made up his mind to return to England. He had his own reasons for this decision,which he was not bound to communicate; but Henrietta Stackpole, to whom he mentioned his intention, flattered herself that she guessed them. She forbore to express them, however; she only said, after a moment, as she sat by his sofa: "I suppose you know you can't go alone?"