The shaft went home . Eunice 's lips turned white . But she said , faintly , `` The house is big enough for us both , if he does . '' Caroline sniffed . `` Maybe so . You 'll find out . However , there 's no use talking . You 're as set as your mother was , and nothing would ever budge her an inch . I only hope you wo n't be sorry for it . '' When three more years had passed Christopher began to court Victoria Pye . The affair went on for some time before either Eunice or the Hollands go wind of it . When they did there was an explosion . Between the Hollands and the Pyes , root and branch , existed a feud that dated back for three generations . That the original cause of the quarrel was totally forgotten did not matter ; it was matter of family pride that a Holland should have no dealings with a Pye . When Christopher flew so openly in the face of this cherished hatred , there could be nothing less than consternation . Charles Holland broke through his determination to have nothing to do with Christopher , to remonstrate . Caroline went to Eunice in as much of a splutter as if Christopher had been her own brother . Eunice did not care a row of pins for the Holland-Pye feud . Victoria was to her what any other girl , upon whom Christopher cast eyes of love , would have been -- a supplanter . For the first time in her life she was torn with passionate jealousy ; existence became a nightmare to her .
Urged on by Caroline , and her own pain , she ventured to remonstrate with XXXXX , also .
Caroline Christopher Eunice Pye Pyes Victoria explosion first supplanter years