\"Iamgladyouhavebroughtmehere，\"shesaid;\"Ishallnevergrumblenowatnotbeingabletoaffordafortnightinthecountry。Thisisbetterthananythingelse。\"
\"Ithasalwaysbeenmysummerholidaytocomehere，\"hesaid。\"WhenI
firstcameIwaslikeyou，youngandhopeful，andIhadwonderfulvisionsofwhatIintendedtodoandtobe。HereitwasImadeavowthatIwouldbecomeagreatpainter，andwinformyselfarestingplaceinthisveryabbey。Thereishumourinthesituation，istherenot？\"
\"Idon’tliketohearyousaythat，\"sheanswered。\"Itisnotalwayspossibleforustofulfilallourambitions。Still，itisbettertohavehadthem，andfailedofthem，thannottohavehadthematall。\"
\"Possibly，\"hereplied，coldly。Thenheadded，\"Iwishyouwouldtellmeaboutyourself。Youhavealwaysinterestedme。\"