The Virgin and Child with St Anne

"Yes."
　　"You're quite sure,are you, that she came back by air?"
　　"Well – I suppose shedid!"
　　"Had she taken a return ticket?"
　　"No. No, she didn't. Iremember."
　　"She might have come back another way, mightn't she?"
　　"Yes, I suppose so."
　　"She might have come back for instance by theIrish mail?"
　　"She didn't say shehad."
　　"But she didn't sayshe'd come by air, did she?"
　　"No," Bridget agreed. "But why should she come back by boat and train instead of by air?"
　　"Well, if she had found out what she wanted toknow and had had nowhere to stay, she might think it would be easier to come back by theNight Mail."