Theyoungpeopleattheothersideofthecompartment，foreverwipingthewindowwiththenapkin，andstrainingtheireyestoseetheinvisible，divertedhisunsettledattention。
Anewperceptionofhowmuchhelikedthemandenjoyedhavingthemwithhim，tookholdofhisthoughts。
Ithadnotoccurredtohimbefore，withanydefiniteness，thathewouldbeinsupportablylonelywhenthetimecametopartwiththem。
Now，whenhedweltuponit，itmadehimfeelsadandold。
Hesaidtohimselfatonce，withdecision，thatthereneedbenopartingatall。Hewouldtakeahousewithoutdelay，andtheyshouldlivewithhim。