Becomingconsciousofalongsilence，heclearedhisthroatwarningly，andsaidinasteadyvoice——
\"Iamgladyoufeelthis……uncommonlyglad……youfeltthisintime。For，don’tyousee……\"Unexpectedlyhehesitated。
\"Yes……Isee，\"shemurmured。
\"Ofcourseyouwould，\"hesaid，lookingatthecarpetandspeakinglikeonewhothinksofsomethingelse。Heliftedhishead。\"Icannotbelieve——evenafterthis——evenafterthis——thatyouarealtogether——altogether……otherthanwhatIthoughtyou。Itseemsimpossible——tome。\"
\"Andtome，\"shebreathedout。