Noonehaseverlovedaswehaveloved。“
Itseemedtohimthattheircompleteunionandhappinessfilledtheroomwithringseddyingmoreandmorewidely。Hehadnowishintheworldleftunfulfilled。Theypossessedwhatcouldneverbetakenfromthem。
Hewasnotconsciousthatanyonehadcomeintotheroom，butlater，momentslater，orhourslaterperhaps，hefeltanarmbehindhim。
Thearmswereroundhim。Hedidnotwanttohavearmsroundhim，andthemysteriouswhisperingvoicesannoyedhim。HelaidRachel’shand，whichwasnowcold，uponthecounterpane，androsefromhischair，andwalkedacrosstothewindow。Thewindowswereuncurtained，andshowedthemoon，andalongsilverpathwayuponthesurfaceofthewaves。
“Why，“hesaid，inhisordinarytoneofvoice，“lookatthemoon。