WhenLindadrewbacktheportiereandsteppedintothelivingroomEugeneSnowrosetomeether。Whateitherofthemexpecteditmightbedifficulttoexplain。Knowingsolittleofeachother，itisverypossiblethattheyhadnovisualizations。WhatSnowsawwaswhateveryonesawwholookedatLinda——agirlarrestinglyunusual。WithLindalaytheadvantagebyfar，sinceshehadMarian\'slettersforabackground。Whatshesawwasatallman，slender，andabouthimtherewastoLindaastrongappeal。Asshelookedintohiseyes，shecouldfeelthedoublehurtthatFatehaddealthim。Shethoughtshecouldfathomthefinenessinhisnaturethathadledhimtomadehome-buildinghischosenoccupation。Instantlyshelikedhim。Withonlyonelookdeepintohiseyesshewasonhisside。Shestretchedoutbothherhandsandadvanced。
\"Nowisn\'tthisthefinestthingofyou？\"shesaid。\"Iamsogladthatyoucame。I\'lltellyouwordforwordwhathappenedhere。\"
\"Thatwillbefine，\"hesaid。\"Whichisyourfavoritechair？\"
\"Youknow，\"shesaid，\"thatisajoke。IamsounfamiliarwiththisroomthatIhaven\'tanyfavoritechair。I\'llhavetotakethenearest，likeThoreauselectedhispieceofchicken。\"
ThenforafewminutesLindatalkedfrankly。SheansweredEugeneSnow\'severyquestionunhesitatinglyandcomprehensively。