“Andtheloneliness！“hecontinued。AvisionofwalkingwithherthroughthestreetsofLondoncamebeforehiseyes。“Wewillgoforwalkstogether，“hesaid。Thesimplicityoftheidearelievedthem，andforthefirsttimetheylaughed。Theywouldhavelikedhadtheydaredtotakeeachotherbythehand，buttheconsciousnessofeyesfixedonthemfrombehindhadnotyetdesertedthem。
“Books，people，sights——Mrs。Nutt，Greeley，Hutchinson，“Hewetmurmured。
Witheverywordthemistwhichhadenvelopedthem，makingthemseemunrealtoeachother，sincethepreviousafternoonmeltedalittlefurther，andtheircontactbecamemoreandmorenatural。
UpthroughthesultrysouthernlandscapetheysawtheworldtheyknewappearclearerandmorevividlythanithadeverappearedbeforeAsuponthatoccasionatthehotelwhenshehadsatinthewindow，theworldoncemorearrangeditselfbeneathhergazeveryvividlyandinitstrueproportions。SheglancedcuriouslyatTerencefromtimetotime，observinghisgreycoatandhispurpletie；
observingthemanwithwhomshewastospendtherestofherlife。