\"Thatisonewayofbeginning，\"saidBettina。\"Infact，itistheonlyway。\"
Hedidnottellherthathelikedthat，butheknewthathedidlikeitandthathermerewordstouchedhimlikeaspur。
Itwas，ofcourse，herlifelongbreathingoftheatmosphereofmillionswhichmadeforthisfashionofmovingatonceinthedirectionofobstaclespresentingtotherestoftheworldbarriersseeminglyinsurmountable。Andyettherewassomethingelseinit，somequalityofnaturewhichdidnotalonesuggesttheomnipotenceofwealth，butanotherthingwhichmightbeevenstrongerandthereforecarriedconviction。Hewhohadragedandclenchedhishandsinthefaceofhisknowledgeoftheaspecthisdreamwouldhavepresentedifhehadrevealedittotheordinarypracticalmind，feltthatapointofviewlikethiswasgoodforhim。Therewasinitstimulusforafleetingmomentatleast。
\"Thatisagoodidea，\"heanswered。\"Whereshouldyoubegin？\"
Sherepliedquiteseriously，thoughhecouldhaveimaginedsomegirlsrathersimperingoverthequestionasacasualjoke。