”Whynot?”hesaid。”Justasasignthatyoudon’tbearmeill-feelinganylonger。””Icouldn’t。”
Soamestookitoutofthecase。”Letmejustseehowitlooks。”
Sheshrankback。
Hefollowed，thrustinghishandwiththebroochinitagainstthefrontofherdress。Sheshrankagain。
Soamesdroppedhishand。”Irene，”hesaid，”letbygonesbebygones。IfIcan，surelyyoumight。Let’sbeginagain，asifnothinghadbeen。Won’tyou?”