"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。"