Shehadfooledhim，foolthathewas。Hehadeventhoughtthatnightthatherfeelingforhimhadpassed，andhehadtakendelightinthethought，andcaughtvisionsofthesatisfyingfuturefriendshipthatwouldbetheirswiththisperturbingloveoutoftheway。
Andthen，whenhestoodatthedoor，capinhand，andsaidgoodnight。
Ithadstruckhimatthetimeasafunnyandembarrassingthing，herbendingoverhishandandkissingit。Hehadfeltlikeafool，butheshiverednowwhenhelookedbackonitandfeltagainthetouchofherlipsonhishand。Shewassayinggood-by，aneternalgood-by，andhehadneverguessed。
Atthatverymoment，andforallthemomentsoftheevening，coollyanddeliberately，ashewellknewherway，shehadbeenresolvedtodie。Ifhehadonlyknownit！Untouchedbythecontagiousmaladyhimself，neverthelesshewouldhavemarriedherifhehadhadtheslightestinklingofwhatshecontemplated。Andyetheknew，furthermore，thatherswasacertainstiff-kneedpridethatwouldnothavepermittedhertoacceptmarriageasanactofphilanthropy。Therehadreallybeennosavingher，afterall。Thelove-diseasehadfasteneduponher，andshehadbeendoomedfromthefirsttoperishofit。
Heronepossiblechancehadbeenthathe，too，shouldhavecaughtit。