Ben took his hands away from his face, but shook his head again. He walked over to a wall and leaned against it, for he suddenly felt weak. He sighed. "We'll need to go talk to the parents of that boy and make sure 'e marries 'er. But that's a concern for later. We need to find her." All he had hoped for Alice, smart Alice, responsible Alice, had suddenly evaporated into thin air.