 Later while going with William to their new home, Margaret asks William if they could get a cat, and William agrees, adding that they can get two cats.In the epilogue, Margaret continued to live with William, but dropped out of college when he was injured during World War I, and even though he did recover, she never went back to college.She wrote letters to Mrs. Carstairs (who left before William came to get Margaret), with her writing in return, but they never saw each other again.