The morning after the opera, Newland searchs florists for yellow roses, but finds none. He sends a note out to Ellen but doesn't receive a response for three days. On the third day, a response comes from Skuytercliff, the van der Luyden's country estate. In the note, she tells Newland that she "ran away" to "think things over." He wonders what Ellen means. What was she running away from?
Newland had planned on spending.....
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