Iansweredmyself;\"beautymusthaveaheart！Howeverprofoundlyhidden,itmustbethere！Thedeeperburied,thestrongerandtruerwillitwakeatlastinitsbeautifulgrave！Torousethatheartwereabettergifttoherthanthehappiestlife！Itwouldbetogiveheranobler,ahigherlife！\"
Shewasascendingagentleslopebeforeme,walkingstraightandsteadyasonethatknewwhither,whenIbecameawarethatshewasincreasingthedistancebetweenus。Isummonedmystrength,anditcameinfulltide。Myveinsfilledwithfreshlife！Mybodyseemedtobecomeethereal,and,followinglikeaneasywind,I
rapidlyovertookher。
Notoncehadshelookedbehind。Swiftlyshemoved,likeaGreekgoddesstorescue,butwithouthaste。Iwaswithinthreeyardsofher,whensheturnedsharply,yetwithgraceunbroken,andstood。
Fatigueorheatsheshowednone。Herpalenesswasnotapallor,butapurewhiteness;herbreathingwasslowanddeep。Hereyesseemedtofilltheheavens,andgivelighttotheworld。Itwasnearlynoon,butthesensewasuponmeasofagreatnightinwhichaninvisibledewmakesthestarslooklarge。