Caroline could not budge her an inch . `` You 're a fool , Eunice , '' she said , when she was obliged to give up in despair . `` It 's not likely you 'll ever have another chance . As for Chris , in a year or two he 'll be marrying himself , and where will you be then ? You 'll find your nose nicely out of joint when he brings a wife in here . '' 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 .
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