第11章

"Not，Itrust，"Ireturned，"ofany’lie’their’soulhathspoken！’

Butnotoneofthemlingers？"

Heseemedtowonder。"’Lingers？’Forwhat？"

"Oh，Idon’tknow——inthishouse！"

Helookedatourlongvista，stilllighted——appearedtofeelwithmeourliberalease，whichimpliedthatunseenpowerswaitedonourgoodpleasureandsatupforus。Thereisnothinglikeitinfact，theliberaleaseatNewmarch。YetObertremindedme——ifIneededthereminder——thatImustn’tafterallpresumeonit。"WasoneofthemtolingerforYOU？"

"Well，sinceyouaskme，itwaswhatIhoped。Butsinceyouanswerforitthatmyhopehasnotbeenmet，Ibowtoasuperiorpropriety。"

"Youmeanyou’llcomeandsmokewithme？Dothencome。"

"What，ifIdo，"Iaskedwithanidea，"willyougiveme？"

"I’mafraidIcanpromiseyounothingmorethatidealinthanabadcigarette。"

"Andwhatthen，"Iwenton，"willyoutakefromme？"

Hehadmetmyeyes，andnowlookedatmealittlewithasmilethatIthoughtjustconscious。"Well，I’mafraidICAN’Ttakeanymore——"

"Ofthesortofstuff，"Ilaughed，"you’vealreadyhad？Sorrystuff，perhaps——apoorthingbutmineown！Suchasitis，Ionlyasktokeepitformyself，andthatisn’twhatImeant。Imeantwhatflowerwillyougather，whathavocwillyouplay——？"

"Well？"hesaidasIhesitated。

"AmongsuperstitionsthatI，afterall，cherish。Monsiegeestfait——agreatglitteringcrystalpalace。Howmanypaneswillyourewardmeforamiablysittingupwithyoubysmashing？"

Itmighthavebeenmymerefancy——butitWASmyfancy——thathelookedatmeatrifleharder。"HowonearthcanItellwhatyou’retalkingabout？"

Iwaitedamoment，thenwenton："Didyouhappentocountthem？"

"Countwhom？"

"Why，theladiesastheyfiledup。Wasthenumberthere？"

Hegaveajerkofimpatience。"Goandseeforyourself！"

OncemoreIjustwaited。"ButsupposeIshouldfindMrs。Server？"

"Prowlingthereonthechanceofyou？Well——Ithoughtshewaswhatyouwanted。"

"Then，"Ireturned，"youCOULDtellwhatIwastalkingabout！"Foramomentafterthiswefacedeachotherwithoutmorespeech，butIpresentlycontinued："Youdidn’treallynoticeifanyladystayedbehind？"

"Ithinkyouasktoomuchofme，"heatlastbroughtout。"Takecareofyourladies，mydearman，yourself！Go，"herepeated，"andsee。"

"Certainly——it’sbetter；butI’llrejoinyouinthreeminutes。"Andwhilehewenthiswaytothesmoking—roomIproceededwithoutmoredelaytoassuremyself，performingintheoppositesensethejourneyIhadmadetenminutesbefore。ItwasextraordinarywhatthesightofLongaloneintheouterdarknesshaddoneforme：myexpressionofitwouldhavebeenthatithadputme"on"againatthemomentofmydecidedlyfeelingmyselfoff。IbelievedthatifIhadn’tseenhimIcouldnowhavegonetobedwithoutseeingMrs。Briss；butmyrenewedimpressionhadsuddenlymadethedifference。Ifthatwasthewayhestruckme，howmightnot，ifIcouldgetather，she？Andshemight，afterall，intheprivacyatlastofferedusbyemptyrooms，bewaitingforme。Iwentthroughthemall，however，onlytofindthememptyindeed。InconformitywiththelargeallowancesofeverysortthatwerethelawofNewmarch，theywerestillopenandlighted，sothatifIhadbelievedinMrs。Briss’sreappearanceImightconveniently，onthespot，havegivenherfiveminutesmore。Iamnotsure，forthatmatter，thatIdidn’t。IrememberatleastwonderingifImightn’tringsomewhereforaservantandcauseaquestiontobesentuptoher。Ididn’tring，butImusthavelingeredalittleonthechanceofthearrivalofservantstoextinguishlightsandseethehousesafe。Theyhadnotarrived，however，bythetimeIagainfeltthatImustgiveup。

Chapter11

Igaveupbygoing，decidedly，tothesmoking—room，whereseveralmenhadgatheredandwhereObert，alittleapartfromthem，wasincharmedcommunionwiththebookshelves。Theyarewonderful，everywhere，atNewmarch，thebookshelves，butheputavolumebackashesawmecomein，andamomentlater，whenwewereseated，Isaidtohimagain，asarecallofourpreviouspassage，"ThenyouCOULDtellwhatIwastalkingabout！"AndIadded，tocompletemyreference，"SinceyouthoughtMrs。Serverwasthepersonwhom，whenIstoppedyou，IwassorrytolearnfromyouIhadmissed。"

HismomentarysilenceappearedtoadmittheconnectionIestablished。

"ThenyoufindyouHAVEmissedher？Shewasn’tthereforyou？"

"There’snoone’thereforme’；sothatIfearthatifyouweren’t，asithappens，hereforme，myamusementwouldbequiteatanend。Ihad，infact，"Icontinued，"alreadygivenitupaslostwhenIcameuponyou，awhilesince，inconversationwiththeladywe’venamed。Atthat，Iconfess，myprospectsgavesomethingofaflare。IsaidtomyselfthatsinceYOUR

interesthadn’tthenwhollydropped，why，evenattheworst，shouldmine？

YoursWASmine，wasn’tit？foralittle，thismorning。Orwasitminethatwasyours？Weexchanged，atanyrate，somelivelyimpressions。Only，beforewehaddone，youreffortdroppedoryourdiscretionintervened：yougaveup，asnoneofyourbusiness，thequestionthathadsuddenlytemptedus。"

"Andyougaveituptoo，"saidmyfriend。

"Yes，anditwasontheideathatitwasmineaslittleasyoursthatweseparated。"

"Wellthen？"Hekepthiseyes，withhisheadthrownback，onthewarmbindings，admirableforoldgiltandoldcolour，thatcoveredtheoppositewall。

"Wellthen，ifI’vecorrectlygatheredthatyou’re，inspiteofourcommonrenunciation，stillinterested，IconfesstoyouthatIam。Itookmydetachmenttoosoonforgranted。Ihaven’tbeendetached。I’mnot，hangme！detachednow。Andit’sallbecauseyouwereoriginallysosuggestive。"

"Originally？"

"Why，fromthemomentwemethereyesterday——themomentofmyfirstseeingyouwithMrs。Server。Thelookyougavemethenwasreallythebeginningofeverything。Everything"——andIspokenowwithrealconviction——"wastraceablytospringfromit。"

"Whatdoyoumean，"heasked，"byeverything？"

"Well，thisfailureofdetachment。Whatyousaidtomeasweweregoingupyesterdayafternoontodress——whatyousaidtomethenisresponsibleforit。Andsinceitcomestothat，"Ipursued，"Imakeoutformyselfnowthatyou’renotdetachedeither——unless，thatis，simplydetachedfromME。IhadindeedasuspicionofthatasIpassedthroughtheroomthere。"

Hesmokedthroughanotherpause。"You’veextraordinarynotionsofresponsibility。"

Iwatchedhimamoment，butheonlystaredatthebookswithoutlookinground。Somethinginhisvoicehadmadememorecertain，andmycertaintymademelaugh。"IseeyouAREserious！"

Buthewentonquietlyenough。"You’veextraordinarynotionsofresponsibility。

Idenyaltogethermine。"

"YouAREserious——youARE！"IrepeatedwithagaietythatImeantasinoffensiveandthatIbelieveremainedso。"Butnomatter。You’renoworsethanI。"

"I’mclearly，byyourownstory，nothalfsobad。But，asyousay，nomatter。Idon’tcare。"

Iventuredtokeepitup。"Oh，don’tyou？"

Hisgoodnaturewasproof。"Idon’tcare。"

"Thenwhydidn’tyousomuchaslookatmeawhileago？"

"Didn’tIlookatyou？"

"Youknowperfectlyyoudidn’t。Mrs。Serverdid——withherunutterableintensity；makingmefeelafresh，bytheway，thatI’veneverseenawomancompromiseherselfsolittlebyproceedingssocompromising。Butthoughyousawherintensity，itneverdivertedyouforaninstantfromyourown。"

Helightedbeforeheansweredthisafreshcigarette。"Amanengagedintalkwithacharmingwomanscarcelyselectsthatoccasionforwinkingatsomebodyelse。"

"YoumeanhecontentshimselfwithwinkingatHER？Mydearfellow，thatwasn’tenoughforyouyesterday，anditwouldn’thavebeenenoughforyouthismorning，amongtheimpressionsthatledtoourlasttalk。Itwasjustthefactthatyoudidwink，thatyouHADwinked，atmethatwoundmeup。"

"AndwhataboutthefactthatyouhadwinkedatME？YOURwinks——come"——Obertlaughed——"areportentous！"

"Oh，ifwerecriminate，"Icheerfullysaidafteramoment，"weagree。"

"I’mnotsosure，"hereturned，"thatweagree。"

"Ah，then，ifwedifferit’sstillmoreinteresting。Because，youknow，wedidn’tdiffereitheryesterdayorthismorning。"

Withouthurryorflurry，butwithadecentconfusion，histhoughtswentback。"Ithoughtyousaidjustnowwedid——recognising，asyouought，thatyouwerekeenaboutachaseofwhichIwashedmyhands。"

"No——Iwasn’tkeen。You’vejustmentionedthatyouremembermygivingup。Iwashedmyhandstoo。"

Itseemedtoleavehimwiththemoralofthis。"Then，ifourhandsareclean，whatarewetalkingabout？"

Iturned，onit，alittlemoretohim，andlookedathimsolongthathehadatlasttolookatme；withwhich，afterholdinghiseyesanothermoment，Imademypoint。"Ourhandsarenotclean。"

"Ah，speakforyourown！"——andashemovedbackImightreallyhavethoughthimuneasy。Therewasahintofthesamenoteinthewayhewenton："IassureyouIdeclineallresponsibility。Iseetheresponsibilityasquitebeautifullyyours。"

"Well，"Isaid，"Ionlywanttobefair。Youwerethefirsttobringitoutthatshewaschanged。"

"Well，sheisn’tchanged！"saidmyfriendwithanalmoststartlingeffect，forme，ofsuddenness。"Orrather，"heimmediatelyandincongruouslyadded，"sheIS。She’schangedback。"

"’Back’？"Itmademestare。

"Back，"herepeatedwithacertainsharpnessandasiftohavedoneatlast，forhimself，withthemuddleofit。

Buttherewasthatinmethatcouldlethimseehehadfarfromdone；

andsomething，aboveall，toldmenowthatheabsolutelymustn’thavebeforeIhad。IquicklymoreoversawthatImust，withanart，makehimwantnotto。"Backtowhatshewaswhenyoupaintedher？"

Hehadtothinkaninstantforthis。"No——notquitetothat。"

"Towhatthen？"

Hetriedinamannertoobligeme。"Tosomethingelse。"

Itseemedso，formythought，thegleamofsomethingthatfitted，thatIwasalmostafraidofquenchingthegleambypressure。ImustthengeteverythingIcouldfromhimwithoutaskingtoomuch。"Youdon’tquiteknowtoWHATelse？"

"No——Idon’tquiteknow。"Buttherewasasoundinit，thistime，thatItookasthehintofawishtoknow——almostarecognitionthatImighthelphim。

IhelpedhimaccordinglyasIcouldand，Imayadd，asfarasthepositiveflutterhehadstirredinmesuffered。Itfitted——itfitted！"Ifherchangeistosomethingother，Isupposethenachangebackisnotquitetheexactnameforit。"

"Perhapsnot。"Ifairlythrilledathistakingthesuggestionasifitwereanassistance。"Sheisn’tatanyratewhatIthoughtheryesterday。"

Itwasamazingintowhatdepthsthisdroppedformeandwithwhatpossibilitiesitmingled。"Irememberwhatyousaidofheryesterday。"

IdrewhimonsothatIbroughtbackforhimtheverywordshehadused。

"Shewassobeastlyunhappy。"Andheusedthemnowvisiblynotasaremembranceofwhathehadsaid，butforthecontrastofthefactwithwhatheatpresentperceived；sothatthevaluethisgaveformetowhatheatpresentperceivedwasimmense。

"Anddoyoumeanthatthat’sgone？"

Hehungfire，however，alittleastosayingsomuchwhathemeant，andwhilehewaitedheagainlookedatme。"WhatdoYOUmean？Don’tyouthinksoyourself？"

Ilaidmyhandonhisarmandheldhimamomentwithagripthatbetrayed，Idaresay，theeffortinmetokeepmythoughtstogetherandlosenotathread。Itbetrayedatonce，doubtless，thedangerofthatfailureandthesharpforetasteofsuccess。Irememberthatwithit，absolutely，I

struckmyselfasknowingagainthejoyoftheintellectualmasteryofthingsunamenable，thatjoyofdetermining，almostofcreatingresults，whichIhavealreadymentionedasanexhilarationattachedtosomeofmyplungesofinsight。"ItwouldtakelongtotellyouwhatImean。"

ThetoneofitmadehimfairlywatchmeasIhadbeenwatchinghim。

"Well，haven’twegotthewholenight？"

"Oh，itwouldtakemorethanthewholenight——evenifwehadit！"

"Bywhichyousuggestthatwehaven’tit？"

"No——wehaven’tit。Iwanttogetaway。"

"Togotobed？Ithoughtyouweresokeen。"

"IAMkeen。Keenisnowordforit。Idon’twanttogotobed。Iwanttogetaway。"

"Toleavethehouse——inthemiddleofthenight？"

"Yes——absurdasitmayseem。Youexcitemetoomuch。Youdon’tknowwhatyoudotome。"

Hecontinuedtolookatme；thenhegavealaughwhichwasnotthecontradiction，butquitetheattestation，oftheeffectproducedonhimbymygrip。IfIhadwantedtoholdhimIheldhim。ItonlycametomeeventhatIheldhimtoomuch。Ifeltthisinfactwiththenextthinghesaid。"Ifyou’retooexcited，then，tobecoherentnow，willyoutellmeto—morrow？"

Itooktimemyselfnowtorelight。Ridiculousasitmaysound，Ihadmynervestosteady；whichisaproof，surely，thatforrealexcitementtherearenosuchadventuresasintellectualones。"Oh，tomorrowIshallbeoffinspace！"

"Certainlyweshallneitherofusbehere。Butcan’twearrange，say，tomeetintown，oreventogouptogetherinsuchconditionsaswillenableustotalk？"

Ipattedhisarmagain。"Thankyouforyourpatience。It’sreallygoodofyou。WhoknowsifIshallbealiveto—morrow？WeAREmeeting。Wedotalk。"

ButwithallIhadtothinkofImusthavefallen，onthis，intothedeepestofsilences，forthenextthingIrememberishisreturning："Wedon’t！"Irepeatedmygestureofreassurance，IconveyedthatIshouldbewithhimagaininaminute，andpresently，whilehegavemetime，hecamebacktosomethingofhisown。"Mywink，atallevents，wouldhavebeennothingforanyquestionbetweenus，asI’vejustsaid，withoutyours。

That’swhatIcallyourresponsibility。Itwas，asweputthematter，thetorchofyouranalogy——"

"Oh，thetorchofmyanalogy！"

Ihadsogroanedit——asifforveryecstasy——thatitpulledhimup，andIcouldseehiscuriosityasindeedreaffected。Buthewentonwithacoherencythatsomewhatadmonishedme："Itwasyourmakingme，asItoldyouthismorning，thinkoverwhatyouhadsaidaboutBrissendenandhiswife：itwasTHAT——"

"Thatmadeyouthinkover"——Itookhimstraightup——"whatyouyourselfhadsaidaboutourtroubledlady？Yes，precisely。ThatWASthetorchofmyanalogy。WhatIshowedyouintheonecaseseemedtotellyouwhattolookforintheother。Youthoughtitover。IaccuseyouofnothingworsethanofHAVINGthoughtitover。Butyouseewhatthinkingitoverdoesforit。"

ThewayIsaidthisappearedtoamusehim。"IseewhatitdoesforYOU！"

"No，youdon’t！Notatallyet。That’sjusttheembarrassment。"

"Justwhose？"IfIhadthankedhimforhispatienceheshowedthathedeservedit。"Justyours？"

"Well，saymine。Butwhenyoudo——！"AndIpausedasfortherichpromiseofit。

"WhenIdoseewhereyouare，youmean？"

"TheonlydifficultyiswhetheryouCANsee。Butwemusttry。You’vesetmewhirlinground，butwemustgostepbystep。Oh，butit’sallinyourgerm！"——Ikeptthatup。"Ifsheisn’tnowbeastlyunhappy"

"She’sbeastlyhappy？"hebrokein，gettingfirmerhold，ifnotoftherealimpressionhehadjustbeengatheringundermyeyes，thenatleastofsomethinghehadbeguntomakeoutthatmyargumentrequired。"Well，thatISthewayIseeherdifference。Herdifference，Imean，"headded，inhisevidentwishtoworkwithme，"herdifferencefromherotherdifference！

There！"Helaughedasif，also，hehadfoundhimselffairlyfantastic。

"Isn’tTHATclearforyou？"

"CrystallineforME。Butthat’sbecauseIknowwhy。"

Icanseeagainnowthelonglookthat，onthis，hegaveme。Imadeoutalreadymuchofwhatwasinit。"SothendoI！"

"Buthowintheworld？Iknow，formyself，HOWIknow。"

"SothendoI，"heafteramomentrepeated。

"Andcanyoutellme？"

"Certainly。ButwhatI’vealreadynamedtoyou——thetorchofyouranalogy。"

Iturnedthisover。"You’vemadeevidentlyanadmirableuseofit。Butthewonderfulthingisthatyouseemtohavedonesowithouthavingalltheelements。"

Heonhissideconsidered。"Whatdoyoucallalltheelements？"

"Oh，itwouldtakemelongtotellyou！"Icouldn’thelplaughingatthecomparativesimplicitywithwhichheaskedit。"That’sthesortofthingwejustnowspokeoftakingadayfor。Atanyrate，suchastheyare，theseelements，"Iwenton，"Ibelievemyselfpracticallyinpossessionofthem。ButwhatIdon’tquiteseeishowyoucanbe。"

Well，hewasabletotellme。"Whyintheworldshouldn’tyouranalogyhaveputme？"Hespokewithgaiety，butwithlucidity。"I’mnotanidioteither。"

"Isee。"Buttherewassomuch！

"DidyouthinkIWAS？"heamiablyasked。

"No。Isee，"Irepeated。YetIdidn’t，really，fully；whichhepresentlyperceived。

"YoumademethinkofyourviewoftheBrissendenpairtillIcouldthinkofnothingelse。"

"Yes——yes，"Isaid。"Goon。"

"Well，asyouhadplantedthetheoryinme，itbegantobearfruit。

Ibegantowatchthem。Icontinuedtowatchthem。Ididnothingbutwatchthem。"

Thesuddenloweringofhisvoiceinthisconfession——asifithadrepresentedasortofdarkeningofhisconsciousness——againamusedme。"Youtoo？Howthenwe’vebeenoccupied！ForI，yousee，havewatched——orhad，untilI

foundyoujustnowwithMrs。Servereveryone，everythingBUTyou。"

"Oh，I’vewatchedYOU，"saidFordObertasifhehadthenperhapsafteralltheadvantageofme。"IadmitthatImadeyououtformyselftobebackonthescent；forIthoughtImadeyououtbaffled。"

TolearnwhetherIreallyhadbeenwas，Isaw，whathewouldmosthaveliked；butIalsosawthathehad，astothis，ascrupleaboutaskingme。

WhatImostsaw，however，wasthattotellhimIshouldhavetounderstand。

"Whatscentdoyoualludeto？"

HesmiledasifImighthavefanciedIcouldfence。"Why，thepursuitoftheidentificationthat’snoneofourbusiness——theidentificationofherlover。"

"Ah，it’sastothat，"Iinstantlyreplied，"you’vejudgedmebaffled？

I’mafraid，"Ialmostasquicklyadded，"thatImustadmitIHAVEbeen。

Luckily，atallevents，itISnoneofourbusiness。"

"Yes，"saidmyfriend，amusedonhisside，"nothing’sourbusinessthatwecan’tfindout。Isawyouhadn’tfoundhim。Andwhat，"Obertcontinued，"doeshematternow？"

Ittookbutamomenttoplacemeforseeingthatmycompanion’sconvictiononthispointwasaconvictiondecidedlytorespect；andeventhatamountofhesitationwasbuttheresultofmywonderinghowhehadreachedit。

"What，indeed？"Ipromptlyreplied。"ButhowdidyouseeIhadfailed？"

"ByseeingthatImyselfhad。ForI’vebeenlookingtoo。Heisn’there，"

saidFordObert。

DelightedasIwasthatheshouldbelieveit，Iwasyetstruckbythecomplacencyofhisconfidence，whichconnecteditselfagainwithmyobservationoftheirsorecentcolloquy。"Oh，foryoutobesosure，hasMrs。Serversquaredyou？"

"IShehere？"heforallanswertothisinsistentlyasked。

Ifalteredbutaninstant。"No；heisn’there。It’snothankstoone’sscruples，butperhapsit’sluckyforone’smanners。Ispeakatleastformine。Ifyou’vewatched，"Ipursued，"you’vedoubtlesssufficientlyseenwhathasalreadybecomeofmine。Heisn’there，atallevents，"Irepeated，"andwemustdowithouthisidentity。What，infact，areweshowingeachother，"Iasked，"butthatweHAVEdonewithoutit？"

"ihave！"myfrienddeclaredwithsupremefranknessandwithsomethingofthenote，asIwasobligedtorecognise，ofmyownconstructivejoy。

"I’vedoneperfectlywithoutit。"

Isawinfactthathehad，anditstruckmereallyaswonderful。ButIcontrolledtheexpressionofmywonder。"Sothatifyouspokethereforejustnowofwatchingthem——"

"Imeantofcourse"——hetookitstraightup——"watchingtheBrissendens。

Andnaturally，aboveall，"heasquicklysubjoined，"thewife。"

Iwasnowfullofconcurrence。"Ah，naturally，aboveall，thewife。"

Sofaraswasrequireditencouragedhim。"Awoman’sloverdoesn’tmatter——doesn’tmatteratleasttoanyonebuthimself，doesn’tmattertoyouortomeortoher——whenonceshehasgivenhimup。"

Itmademe，thistestimonyofhisobservation，show，inspiteofmyhavingbythistimesocountedonit，somethingofthevivacityofmyemotion。

"SheHASgivenhimup？"

Butthesurprisewithwhichhelookedroundputmebackonmyguard。

"Ofwhatelsethenarewetalking？"

"Ofnothingelse，ofcourse，"Istammered。"Butthewayyousee——！"

Ifoundmyrefugeinthegaspofmyadmiration。

"Idosee。But"——heWOULDcomebacktothat——"onlythroughyourhavingseenfirst。Yougavemethepieces。I’vebutputthemtogether。YougavemetheBrissendens——boundhandandfoot；andI’vebutmadethem，inthatsorrystate，pullmethrough。I’veblownonmytorch，inotherwords，till，flaringandsmoking，ithasguidedme，throughamagnificentchiaroscuroofcolourandshadow，outintothelightofday。"

Iwasreallydazzledbyhisimage，foritrepresentedhispersonalwork。

"You’vedonemorethanI，itstrikesme——andwithlesstodoitwith。IfIgaveyoutheBrissendensIgaveyouallIhad。"

"Butallyouhadwasimmense，mydearman。TheBrissendensareimmense。"

"OfcoursetheBrissendensareimmense！Iftheyhadn’tbeenimmensetheywouldn’thavebeen——NOTHINGwouldhavebeen——anything。"Thenafterapause，"Yourimageissplendid，"Iwenton——"yourbeingoutofthecave。

Butwhatisitexactly，"Iinsidiouslythrewout，"thatyouCALLthe’lightofday’？"

Iremainedamoment，however，notsurewhetherIhadbeentoosubtleortoosimple。Hehadanotherofhiscautions。"WhatdoYOU——？"

ButIwasdeterminedtomakehimgiveitmeallhimself，foritwasfrommynotpromptinghimthatitsvaluewouldcome。"Youtellme，"Iaccordinglyrathercrudelypleaded，"first。"

ItgaveusamomentduringwhichhesolookedasifIaskedtoomuch，thatIhadafearoflosingall。Heevenspokewithsomeimpatience。"Ifyoureallyhaven’tfounditforyourself，youknow，IscarceseewhatyouCANhavefound。"

ThenIhadmyinspiration。Iriskedanapproachtoroughness，andallthemoreeasilythatmywordswerestricttruth。"Oh，don’tbeafraid——greaterthingsthanyours！"

Itsucceeded，foritplayeduponhiscuriosity，andhevisiblyimaginedthat，withimpatiencecontrolled，heshouldlearnwhatthesethingswere。

Herelaxed，heresponded，andthenextmomentIwasinallbutfullenjoymentofthepiecewantedtomakeallmyotherpiecesright——rightbecauseofthatspecialbeautyinmyschemethroughwhichthewholedependedsooneachpartandeachpartsoguaranteedthewhole。"WhatIcallthelightofdayisthesenseI’vearrivedatofhervision。"

"Hervision？"——Ijustbalancedintheair。

"Ofwhattheyhaveincommon。HIS——poorchap’sextraordinarysituationtoo。"

"Bravo！Andyouseeinthat——？"

"What，allthesehours，hastouched，fascinated，drawnher。Ithasbeenaninstinctwithher。"

"Bravissimo！"

Itsawhim，myapproval，safelyintoport。"Theinstinctofsympathy，pity——theresponsetofellowshipinmisery；thesightofanotherfateasstrange，asmonstrousasherown。"