he begged carlotta to talk to him and she agreed to let him come uptown as he later told amanda by long distance , he remained at the house for perhaps two hours , visiting with little four-year-old deirdre alone for some of that time 'i ca n't tell you what i 've found out , ' he said 'but that child has to be removed from this environment and frankly i do n't want louisa ann involved i 'll tell you the whole thing when i get back to new york ' amanda insisted that he call cortland , that he tell cortland all about his concerns .