Thisattitudehurtme，perhapsbecauseinmanyrespectsthesituationwasawkward。Theyhad，itistrue，takentheirfailuresextremelywell，stillthefactremainedthatbothofthemhadfalleninlovewiththewonderfulcreature，womanandyetmorethanwoman，whohadboundherselftome。Howthencouldwegoonlivingtogether，Iinprospectivepossessionoftheobjectthatallhaddesired，andtheywithoutthepale？
Moreover，theywerejealousinanotherandquiteadifferentfashionbecausetheybothlovedmeintheirownwaysandwereconvincedthatIwhohadhithertolovedthem，henceforwardshouldhavenoaffectionlefttospare，sincesurelythisGlitteringLady，thismarvelofwisdomandphysicalperfectionswouldtakeitall。Ofcoursetheywereinerror，sinceevenifIcouldhavebeensobaseandselfish，thiswasnoconductthatYvawouldhavewishedorevensuffered。Stillthatwastheirthought。
MasteringthesituationIreflectedalittlewhileandthenspokestraightouttothem。
\"Myfriends，\"Isaid，\"asIseethatyouhaveguessed，YvaandIareaffiancedtoeachotherandloveeachotherperfectly。\"
\"Yes，Arbuthnot，\"saidBastin，\"wesawthatinyourface，andinhersasshebadeusgoodnightbeforeshewentintothecave，andwecongratulateyouandwishyoueveryhappiness。\"