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Go and see your Aunt Margaret . '' And so it was settled that if Beth were well enough she should start for Welland next afternoon . She did not see Clarence during the next morning . It surprised her that he sought no explanation , and before three o'clock Briarsfield was a mere speck in the distance . Nearly two months later Beth returned home . Marie had broken off her visit abruptly , and Clarence had gone away . It was a rainy Saturday , and Beth sat waiting for her father to finish his rounds .