\"Andyouhavecometoitnow？\"
\"Ishallhavetocometoit——presently。ButthereissomethingelseImustcometofirst。\"Shepausedagain，tryingtotransmittohervoicethesteadinessofherrecoveredsmile。\"ThereissomeoneImustsaygoodbyeto。Oh，notYOU——wearesuretoseeeachotheragain——buttheLilyBartyouknew。Ihavekeptherwithmeallthistime，butnowwearegoingtopart，andIhavebroughtherbacktoyou——Iamgoingtoleaveherhere。WhenIgooutpresentlyshewillnotgowithme。Ishallliketothinkthatshehasstayedwithyou——andshe’llbenotrouble，she’lltakeupnoroom。\"
Shewenttowardhim，andputoutherhand，stillsmiling。\"Willyouletherstaywithyou？\"sheasked。
Hecaughtherhand，andshefeltinhisthevibrationoffeelingthathadnotyetrisentohislips。\"Lily——can’tIhelpyou？\"heexclaimed。
Shelookedathimgently。\"Doyourememberwhatyousaidtomeonce？Thatyoucouldhelpmeonlybylovingme？Well——youdidlovemeforamoment；andithelpedme。Ithasalwayshelpedme。Butthemomentisgone——itwasIwholetitgo。Andonemustgoonliving。Goodbye。\"