\"Iguessso，\"hereplied。\"Idon\'tjustknowwhatmakesagirladarlingtoanothergirl。Ionlyknow\"——hewasonthinicenow——\"andIdon\'tevenknowthatverywell。”
Theyturnedtothelandscapeagain。Thewholebuildingwasgrowingquiet。Footstepswerefadingawaydownthehalls。
Doorsclickedfaintlyhereandthere。Somebodywassingingsoftlyinthebasementlaboratory，andthesunsetskywasexquisitelylovelyabovethequietgrayDecemberprairies。
\"Itistoobeautifultolast，\"Elinorsaid，turningtotheyoungmanbesideher。\"Thejoyofitistoodeepforustohold。”
Shedidnotmeantostayamomentlonger，forallthescenecouldbehersforeverinmemory——imperishable!——andVictordidnotmeantodetainher。