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 Christopher , also . She had expected a burst of rage , but he was surprisingly good-natured . He seemed even amused . `` What have you got against Victoria ? '' he asked , tolerantly . Eunice had no answer ready .
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