Chapter 47

They got into the cab. She had some difficulty, climbing through a snowdrift to get into it, and the man was helpful. He said, then. “You will forgive me for mentioning it, I hope, but the most important thing for you to remember is that in your condition you must be calm.” She said, “What has happened to Stephen?” He said, “Now you must not be alarmed . . . Stephen stayed down at the barge office rather late, playing cards I believe. When he started home, he couldn’t see very well, because it was snowing hard, you…