\"Not，Itrust，\"Ireturned，\"ofany’lie’their’soulhathspoken！’
Butnotoneofthemlingers？\"
Heseemedtowonder。\"’Lingers？’Forwhat？\"
\"Oh，Idon’tknow——inthishouse！\"
Helookedatourlongvista，stilllighted——appearedtofeelwithmeourliberalease，whichimpliedthatunseenpowerswaitedonourgoodpleasureandsatupforus。Thereisnothinglikeitinfact，theliberaleaseatNewmarch。YetObertremindedme——ifIneededthereminder——thatImustn’tafterallpresumeonit。\"WasoneofthemtolingerforYOU？\"
\"Well，sinceyouaskme，itwaswhatIhoped。Butsinceyouanswerforitthatmyhopehasnotbeenmet，Ibowtoasuperiorpropriety。\"
\"Youmeanyou’llcomeandsmokewithme？Dothencome。\"
\"What，ifIdo，\"Iaskedwithanidea，\"willyougiveme？\"
\"I’mafraidIcanpromiseyounothingmorethatidealinthanabadcigarette。\"
\"Andwhatthen，\"Iwenton，\"willyoutakefromme？\"
Hehadmetmyeyes，andnowlookedatmealittlewithasmilethatIthoughtjustconscious。\"Well，I’mafraidICAN’Ttakeanymore——\"
\"Ofthesortofstuff，\"Ilaughed，\"you’vealreadyhad？Sorrystuff，perhaps——apoorthingbutmineown！Suchasitis，Ionlyasktokeepitformyself，andthatisn’twhatImeant。Imeantwhatflowerwillyougather，whathavocwillyouplay——？\"
\"Well？\"hesaidasIhesitated。
\"AmongsuperstitionsthatI，afterall，cherish。Monsiegeestfait——agreatglitteringcrystalpalace。Howmanypaneswillyourewardmeforamiablysittingupwithyoubysmashing？\"
Itmighthavebeenmymerefancy——butitWASmyfancy——thathelookedatmeatrifleharder。\"HowonearthcanItellwhatyou’retalkingabout？\"
Iwaitedamoment，thenwenton：\"Didyouhappentocountthem？\"
\"Countwhom？\"
\"Why，theladiesastheyfiledup。Wasthenumberthere？\"
Hegaveajerkofimpatience。\"Goandseeforyourself！\"
OncemoreIjustwaited。\"ButsupposeIshouldfindMrs。Server？\"
\"Prowlingthereonthechanceofyou？Well——Ithoughtshewaswhatyouwanted。\"
\"Then，\"Ireturned，\"youCOULDtellwhatIwastalkingabout！\"Foramomentafterthiswefacedeachotherwithoutmorespeech，butIpresentlycontinued：\"Youdidn’treallynoticeifanyladystayedbehind？\"
\"Ithinkyouasktoomuchofme，\"heatlastbroughtout。\"Takecareofyourladies，mydearman，yourself！Go，\"herepeated，\"andsee。\"
\"Certainly——it’sbetter；butI’llrejoinyouinthreeminutes。\"Andwhilehewenthiswaytothesmoking—roomIproceededwithoutmoredelaytoassuremyself，performingintheoppositesensethejourneyIhadmadetenminutesbefore。ItwasextraordinarywhatthesightofLongaloneintheouterdarknesshaddoneforme：myexpressionofitwouldhavebeenthatithadputme\"on\"againatthemomentofmydecidedlyfeelingmyselfoff。IbelievedthatifIhadn’tseenhimIcouldnowhavegonetobedwithoutseeingMrs。Briss；butmyrenewedimpressionhadsuddenlymadethedifference。Ifthatwasthewayhestruckme，howmightnot，ifIcouldgetather，she？Andshemight，afterall，intheprivacyatlastofferedusbyemptyrooms，bewaitingforme。Iwentthroughthemall，however，onlytofindthememptyindeed。InconformitywiththelargeallowancesofeverysortthatwerethelawofNewmarch，theywerestillopenandlighted，sothatifIhadbelievedinMrs。Briss’sreappearanceImightconveniently，onthespot，havegivenherfiveminutesmore。Iamnotsure，forthatmatter，thatIdidn’t。IrememberatleastwonderingifImightn’tringsomewhereforaservantandcauseaquestiontobesentuptoher。Ididn’tring，butImusthavelingeredalittleonthechanceofthearrivalofservantstoextinguishlightsandseethehousesafe。Theyhadnotarrived，however，bythetimeIagainfeltthatImustgiveup。
Chapter11
Igaveupbygoing，decidedly，tothesmoking—room，whereseveralmenhadgatheredandwhereObert，alittleapartfromthem，wasincharmedcommunionwiththebookshelves。Theyarewonderful，everywhere，atNewmarch，thebookshelves，butheputavolumebackashesawmecomein，andamomentlater，whenwewereseated，Isaidtohimagain，asarecallofourpreviouspassage，\"ThenyouCOULDtellwhatIwastalkingabout！\"AndIadded，tocompletemyreference，\"SinceyouthoughtMrs。Serverwasthepersonwhom，whenIstoppedyou，IwassorrytolearnfromyouIhadmissed。\"
HismomentarysilenceappearedtoadmittheconnectionIestablished。
\"ThenyoufindyouHAVEmissedher？Shewasn’tthereforyou？\"
\"There’snoone’thereforme’；sothatIfearthatifyouweren’t，asithappens，hereforme，myamusementwouldbequiteatanend。Ihad，infact，\"Icontinued，\"alreadygivenitupaslostwhenIcameuponyou，awhilesince，inconversationwiththeladywe’venamed。Atthat，Iconfess，myprospectsgavesomethingofaflare。IsaidtomyselfthatsinceYOUR
interesthadn’tthenwhollydropped，why，evenattheworst，shouldmine？
YoursWASmine，wasn’tit？foralittle，thismorning。Orwasitminethatwasyours？Weexchanged，atanyrate，somelivelyimpressions。Only，beforewehaddone，youreffortdroppedoryourdiscretionintervened：yougaveup，asnoneofyourbusiness，thequestionthathadsuddenlytemptedus。\"
\"Andyougaveituptoo，\"saidmyfriend。
\"Yes，anditwasontheideathatitwasmineaslittleasyoursthatweseparated。\"
\"Wellthen？\"Hekepthiseyes，withhisheadthrownback，onthewarmbindings，admirableforoldgiltandoldcolour，thatcoveredtheoppositewall。
\"Wellthen，ifI’vecorrectlygatheredthatyou’re，inspiteofourcommonrenunciation，stillinterested，IconfesstoyouthatIam。Itookmydetachmenttoosoonforgranted。Ihaven’tbeendetached。I’mnot，hangme！detachednow。Andit’sallbecauseyouwereoriginallysosuggestive。\"
\"Originally？\"
\"Why，fromthemomentwemethereyesterday——themomentofmyfirstseeingyouwithMrs。Server。Thelookyougavemethenwasreallythebeginningofeverything。Everything\"——andIspokenowwithrealconviction——\"wastraceablytospringfromit。\"
\"Whatdoyoumean，\"heasked，\"byeverything？\"
\"Well，thisfailureofdetachment。Whatyousaidtomeasweweregoingupyesterdayafternoontodress——whatyousaidtomethenisresponsibleforit。Andsinceitcomestothat，\"Ipursued，\"Imakeoutformyselfnowthatyou’renotdetachedeither——unless，thatis，simplydetachedfromME。IhadindeedasuspicionofthatasIpassedthroughtheroomthere。\"
Hesmokedthroughanotherpause。\"You’veextraordinarynotionsofresponsibility。\"
Iwatchedhimamoment，butheonlystaredatthebookswithoutlookinground。Somethinginhisvoicehadmadememorecertain，andmycertaintymademelaugh。\"IseeyouAREserious！\"
Buthewentonquietlyenough。\"You’veextraordinarynotionsofresponsibility。
Idenyaltogethermine。\"
\"YouAREserious——youARE！\"IrepeatedwithagaietythatImeantasinoffensiveandthatIbelieveremainedso。\"Butnomatter。You’renoworsethanI。\"
\"I’mclearly，byyourownstory，nothalfsobad。But，asyousay，nomatter。Idon’tcare。\"
Iventuredtokeepitup。\"Oh，don’tyou？\"
Hisgoodnaturewasproof。\"Idon’tcare。\"
\"Thenwhydidn’tyousomuchaslookatmeawhileago？\"
\"Didn’tIlookatyou？\"
\"Youknowperfectlyyoudidn’t。Mrs。Serverdid——withherunutterableintensity；makingmefeelafresh，bytheway，thatI’veneverseenawomancompromiseherselfsolittlebyproceedingssocompromising。Butthoughyousawherintensity，itneverdivertedyouforaninstantfromyourown。\"
Helightedbeforeheansweredthisafreshcigarette。\"Amanengagedintalkwithacharmingwomanscarcelyselectsthatoccasionforwinkingatsomebodyelse。\"
\"YoumeanhecontentshimselfwithwinkingatHER？Mydearfellow，thatwasn’tenoughforyouyesterday，anditwouldn’thavebeenenoughforyouthismorning，amongtheimpressionsthatledtoourlasttalk。Itwasjustthefactthatyoudidwink，thatyouHADwinked，atmethatwoundmeup。\"
\"AndwhataboutthefactthatyouhadwinkedatME？YOURwinks——come\"——Obertlaughed——\"areportentous！\"
\"Oh，ifwerecriminate，\"Icheerfullysaidafteramoment，\"weagree。\"
\"I’mnotsosure，\"hereturned，\"thatweagree。\"
\"Ah，then，ifwedifferit’sstillmoreinteresting。Because，youknow，wedidn’tdiffereitheryesterdayorthismorning。\"
Withouthurryorflurry，butwithadecentconfusion，histhoughtswentback。\"Ithoughtyousaidjustnowwedid——recognising，asyouought，thatyouwerekeenaboutachaseofwhichIwashedmyhands。\"
\"No——Iwasn’tkeen。You’vejustmentionedthatyouremembermygivingup。Iwashedmyhandstoo。\"
Itseemedtoleavehimwiththemoralofthis。\"Then，ifourhandsareclean，whatarewetalkingabout？\"
Iturned，onit，alittlemoretohim，andlookedathimsolongthathehadatlasttolookatme；withwhich，afterholdinghiseyesanothermoment，Imademypoint。\"Ourhandsarenotclean。\"
\"Ah，speakforyourown！\"——andashemovedbackImightreallyhavethoughthimuneasy。Therewasahintofthesamenoteinthewayhewenton：\"IassureyouIdeclineallresponsibility。Iseetheresponsibilityasquitebeautifullyyours。\"
\"Well，\"Isaid，\"Ionlywanttobefair。Youwerethefirsttobringitoutthatshewaschanged。\"
\"Well，sheisn’tchanged！\"saidmyfriendwithanalmoststartlingeffect，forme，ofsuddenness。\"Orrather，\"heimmediatelyandincongruouslyadded，\"sheIS。She’schangedback。\"
\"’Back’？\"Itmademestare。
\"Back，\"herepeatedwithacertainsharpnessandasiftohavedoneatlast，forhimself，withthemuddleofit。
Buttherewasthatinmethatcouldlethimseehehadfarfromdone；
andsomething，aboveall，toldmenowthatheabsolutelymustn’thavebeforeIhad。IquicklymoreoversawthatImust，withanart，makehimwantnotto。\"Backtowhatshewaswhenyoupaintedher？\"
Hehadtothinkaninstantforthis。\"No——notquitetothat。\"
\"Towhatthen？\"
Hetriedinamannertoobligeme。\"Tosomethingelse。\"
Itseemedso，formythought，thegleamofsomethingthatfitted，thatIwasalmostafraidofquenchingthegleambypressure。ImustthengeteverythingIcouldfromhimwithoutaskingtoomuch。\"Youdon’tquiteknowtoWHATelse？\"
\"No——Idon’tquiteknow。\"Buttherewasasoundinit，thistime，thatItookasthehintofawishtoknow——almostarecognitionthatImighthelphim。
IhelpedhimaccordinglyasIcouldand，Imayadd，asfarasthepositiveflutterhehadstirredinmesuffered。Itfitted——itfitted！\"Ifherchangeistosomethingother，Isupposethenachangebackisnotquitetheexactnameforit。\"
\"Perhapsnot。\"Ifairlythrilledathistakingthesuggestionasifitwereanassistance。\"Sheisn’tatanyratewhatIthoughtheryesterday。\"
Itwasamazingintowhatdepthsthisdroppedformeandwithwhatpossibilitiesitmingled。\"Irememberwhatyousaidofheryesterday。\"
IdrewhimonsothatIbroughtbackforhimtheverywordshehadused。
\"Shewassobeastlyunhappy。\"Andheusedthemnowvisiblynotasaremembranceofwhathehadsaid，butforthecontrastofthefactwithwhatheatpresentperceived；sothatthevaluethisgaveformetowhatheatpresentperceivedwasimmense。
\"Anddoyoumeanthatthat’sgone？\"
Hehungfire，however，alittleastosayingsomuchwhathemeant，andwhilehewaitedheagainlookedatme。\"WhatdoYOUmean？Don’tyouthinksoyourself？\"
Ilaidmyhandonhisarmandheldhimamomentwithagripthatbetrayed，Idaresay，theeffortinmetokeepmythoughtstogetherandlosenotathread。Itbetrayedatonce，doubtless，thedangerofthatfailureandthesharpforetasteofsuccess。Irememberthatwithit，absolutely，I
struckmyselfasknowingagainthejoyoftheintellectualmasteryofthingsunamenable，thatjoyofdetermining，almostofcreatingresults，whichIhavealreadymentionedasanexhilarationattachedtosomeofmyplungesofinsight。\"ItwouldtakelongtotellyouwhatImean。\"
ThetoneofitmadehimfairlywatchmeasIhadbeenwatchinghim。
\"Well，haven’twegotthewholenight？\"
\"Oh，itwouldtakemorethanthewholenight——evenifwehadit！\"
\"Bywhichyousuggestthatwehaven’tit？\"
\"No——wehaven’tit。Iwanttogetaway。\"
\"Togotobed？Ithoughtyouweresokeen。\"
\"IAMkeen。Keenisnowordforit。Idon’twanttogotobed。Iwanttogetaway。\"
\"Toleavethehouse——inthemiddleofthenight？\"
\"Yes——absurdasitmayseem。Youexcitemetoomuch。Youdon’tknowwhatyoudotome。\"
Hecontinuedtolookatme；thenhegavealaughwhichwasnotthecontradiction，butquitetheattestation，oftheeffectproducedonhimbymygrip。IfIhadwantedtoholdhimIheldhim。ItonlycametomeeventhatIheldhimtoomuch。Ifeltthisinfactwiththenextthinghesaid。\"Ifyou’retooexcited，then，tobecoherentnow，willyoutellmeto—morrow？\"
Itooktimemyselfnowtorelight。Ridiculousasitmaysound，Ihadmynervestosteady；whichisaproof，surely，thatforrealexcitementtherearenosuchadventuresasintellectualones。\"Oh，tomorrowIshallbeoffinspace！\"
\"Certainlyweshallneitherofusbehere。Butcan’twearrange，say，tomeetintown，oreventogouptogetherinsuchconditionsaswillenableustotalk？\"
Ipattedhisarmagain。\"Thankyouforyourpatience。It’sreallygoodofyou。WhoknowsifIshallbealiveto—morrow？WeAREmeeting。Wedotalk。\"
ButwithallIhadtothinkofImusthavefallen，onthis，intothedeepestofsilences，forthenextthingIrememberishisreturning：\"Wedon’t！\"Irepeatedmygestureofreassurance，IconveyedthatIshouldbewithhimagaininaminute，andpresently，whilehegavemetime，hecamebacktosomethingofhisown。\"Mywink，atallevents，wouldhavebeennothingforanyquestionbetweenus，asI’vejustsaid，withoutyours。
That’swhatIcallyourresponsibility。Itwas，asweputthematter，thetorchofyouranalogy——\"
\"Oh，thetorchofmyanalogy！\"
Ihadsogroanedit——asifforveryecstasy——thatitpulledhimup，andIcouldseehiscuriosityasindeedreaffected。Buthewentonwithacoherencythatsomewhatadmonishedme：\"Itwasyourmakingme，asItoldyouthismorning，thinkoverwhatyouhadsaidaboutBrissendenandhiswife：itwasTHAT——\"
\"Thatmadeyouthinkover\"——Itookhimstraightup——\"whatyouyourselfhadsaidaboutourtroubledlady？Yes，precisely。ThatWASthetorchofmyanalogy。WhatIshowedyouintheonecaseseemedtotellyouwhattolookforintheother。Youthoughtitover。IaccuseyouofnothingworsethanofHAVINGthoughtitover。Butyouseewhatthinkingitoverdoesforit。\"
ThewayIsaidthisappearedtoamusehim。\"IseewhatitdoesforYOU！\"
\"No，youdon’t！Notatallyet。That’sjusttheembarrassment。\"
\"Justwhose？\"IfIhadthankedhimforhispatienceheshowedthathedeservedit。\"Justyours？\"
\"Well，saymine。Butwhenyoudo——！\"AndIpausedasfortherichpromiseofit。
\"WhenIdoseewhereyouare，youmean？\"
\"TheonlydifficultyiswhetheryouCANsee。Butwemusttry。You’vesetmewhirlinground，butwemustgostepbystep。Oh，butit’sallinyourgerm！\"——Ikeptthatup。\"Ifsheisn’tnowbeastlyunhappy\"
\"She’sbeastlyhappy？\"hebrokein，gettingfirmerhold，ifnotoftherealimpressionhehadjustbeengatheringundermyeyes，thenatleastofsomethinghehadbeguntomakeoutthatmyargumentrequired。\"Well，thatISthewayIseeherdifference。Herdifference，Imean，\"headded，inhisevidentwishtoworkwithme，\"herdifferencefromherotherdifference！
There！\"Helaughedasif，also，hehadfoundhimselffairlyfantastic。
\"Isn’tTHATclearforyou？\"
\"CrystallineforME。Butthat’sbecauseIknowwhy。\"
Icanseeagainnowthelonglookthat，onthis，hegaveme。Imadeoutalreadymuchofwhatwasinit。\"SothendoI！\"
\"Buthowintheworld？Iknow，formyself，HOWIknow。\"
\"SothendoI，\"heafteramomentrepeated。
\"Andcanyoutellme？\"
\"Certainly。ButwhatI’vealreadynamedtoyou——thetorchofyouranalogy。\"
Iturnedthisover。\"You’vemadeevidentlyanadmirableuseofit。Butthewonderfulthingisthatyouseemtohavedonesowithouthavingalltheelements。\"
Heonhissideconsidered。\"Whatdoyoucallalltheelements？\"
\"Oh，itwouldtakemelongtotellyou！\"Icouldn’thelplaughingatthecomparativesimplicitywithwhichheaskedit。\"That’sthesortofthingwejustnowspokeoftakingadayfor。Atanyrate，suchastheyare，theseelements，\"Iwenton，\"Ibelievemyselfpracticallyinpossessionofthem。ButwhatIdon’tquiteseeishowyoucanbe。\"
Well，hewasabletotellme。\"Whyintheworldshouldn’tyouranalogyhaveputme？\"Hespokewithgaiety，butwithlucidity。\"I’mnotanidioteither。\"
\"Isee。\"Buttherewassomuch！
\"DidyouthinkIWAS？\"heamiablyasked。
\"No。Isee，\"Irepeated。YetIdidn’t，really，fully；whichhepresentlyperceived。
\"YoumademethinkofyourviewoftheBrissendenpairtillIcouldthinkofnothingelse。\"
\"Yes——yes，\"Isaid。\"Goon。\"
\"Well，asyouhadplantedthetheoryinme，itbegantobearfruit。
Ibegantowatchthem。Icontinuedtowatchthem。Ididnothingbutwatchthem。\"
Thesuddenloweringofhisvoiceinthisconfession——asifithadrepresentedasortofdarkeningofhisconsciousness——againamusedme。\"Youtoo？Howthenwe’vebeenoccupied！ForI，yousee，havewatched——orhad，untilI
foundyoujustnowwithMrs。Servereveryone，everythingBUTyou。\"
\"Oh，I’vewatchedYOU，\"saidFordObertasifhehadthenperhapsafteralltheadvantageofme。\"IadmitthatImadeyououtformyselftobebackonthescent；forIthoughtImadeyououtbaffled。\"
TolearnwhetherIreallyhadbeenwas，Isaw，whathewouldmosthaveliked；butIalsosawthathehad，astothis，ascrupleaboutaskingme。
WhatImostsaw，however，wasthattotellhimIshouldhavetounderstand。
\"Whatscentdoyoualludeto？\"
HesmiledasifImighthavefanciedIcouldfence。\"Why，thepursuitoftheidentificationthat’snoneofourbusiness——theidentificationofherlover。\"
\"Ah，it’sastothat，\"Iinstantlyreplied，\"you’vejudgedmebaffled？
I’mafraid，\"Ialmostasquicklyadded，\"thatImustadmitIHAVEbeen。
Luckily，atallevents，itISnoneofourbusiness。\"
\"Yes，\"saidmyfriend，amusedonhisside，\"nothing’sourbusinessthatwecan’tfindout。Isawyouhadn’tfoundhim。Andwhat，\"Obertcontinued，\"doeshematternow？\"
Ittookbutamomenttoplacemeforseeingthatmycompanion’sconvictiononthispointwasaconvictiondecidedlytorespect；andeventhatamountofhesitationwasbuttheresultofmywonderinghowhehadreachedit。
\"What，indeed？\"Ipromptlyreplied。\"ButhowdidyouseeIhadfailed？\"
\"ByseeingthatImyselfhad。ForI’vebeenlookingtoo。Heisn’there，\"
saidFordObert。
DelightedasIwasthatheshouldbelieveit，Iwasyetstruckbythecomplacencyofhisconfidence，whichconnecteditselfagainwithmyobservationoftheirsorecentcolloquy。\"Oh，foryoutobesosure，hasMrs。Serversquaredyou？\"
\"IShehere？\"heforallanswertothisinsistentlyasked。
Ifalteredbutaninstant。\"No；heisn’there。It’snothankstoone’sscruples，butperhapsit’sluckyforone’smanners。Ispeakatleastformine。Ifyou’vewatched，\"Ipursued，\"you’vedoubtlesssufficientlyseenwhathasalreadybecomeofmine。Heisn’there，atallevents，\"Irepeated，\"andwemustdowithouthisidentity。What，infact，areweshowingeachother，\"Iasked，\"butthatweHAVEdonewithoutit？\"
\"ihave！\"myfrienddeclaredwithsupremefranknessandwithsomethingofthenote，asIwasobligedtorecognise，ofmyownconstructivejoy。
\"I’vedoneperfectlywithoutit。\"
Isawinfactthathehad，anditstruckmereallyaswonderful。ButIcontrolledtheexpressionofmywonder。\"Sothatifyouspokethereforejustnowofwatchingthem——\"
\"Imeantofcourse\"——hetookitstraightup——\"watchingtheBrissendens。
Andnaturally，aboveall，\"heasquicklysubjoined，\"thewife。\"
Iwasnowfullofconcurrence。\"Ah，naturally，aboveall，thewife。\"
Sofaraswasrequireditencouragedhim。\"Awoman’sloverdoesn’tmatter——doesn’tmatteratleasttoanyonebuthimself，doesn’tmattertoyouortomeortoher——whenonceshehasgivenhimup。\"
Itmademe，thistestimonyofhisobservation，show，inspiteofmyhavingbythistimesocountedonit，somethingofthevivacityofmyemotion。
\"SheHASgivenhimup？\"
Butthesurprisewithwhichhelookedroundputmebackonmyguard。
\"Ofwhatelsethenarewetalking？\"
\"Ofnothingelse，ofcourse，\"Istammered。\"Butthewayyousee——！\"
Ifoundmyrefugeinthegaspofmyadmiration。
\"Idosee。But\"——heWOULDcomebacktothat——\"onlythroughyourhavingseenfirst。Yougavemethepieces。I’vebutputthemtogether。YougavemetheBrissendens——boundhandandfoot；andI’vebutmadethem，inthatsorrystate，pullmethrough。I’veblownonmytorch，inotherwords，till，flaringandsmoking，ithasguidedme，throughamagnificentchiaroscuroofcolourandshadow，outintothelightofday。\"
Iwasreallydazzledbyhisimage，foritrepresentedhispersonalwork。
\"You’vedonemorethanI，itstrikesme——andwithlesstodoitwith。IfIgaveyoutheBrissendensIgaveyouallIhad。\"
\"Butallyouhadwasimmense，mydearman。TheBrissendensareimmense。\"
\"OfcoursetheBrissendensareimmense！Iftheyhadn’tbeenimmensetheywouldn’thavebeen——NOTHINGwouldhavebeen——anything。\"Thenafterapause，\"Yourimageissplendid，\"Iwenton——\"yourbeingoutofthecave。
Butwhatisitexactly，\"Iinsidiouslythrewout，\"thatyouCALLthe’lightofday’？\"
Iremainedamoment，however，notsurewhetherIhadbeentoosubtleortoosimple。Hehadanotherofhiscautions。\"WhatdoYOU——？\"
ButIwasdeterminedtomakehimgiveitmeallhimself，foritwasfrommynotpromptinghimthatitsvaluewouldcome。\"Youtellme，\"Iaccordinglyrathercrudelypleaded，\"first。\"
ItgaveusamomentduringwhichhesolookedasifIaskedtoomuch，thatIhadafearoflosingall。Heevenspokewithsomeimpatience。\"Ifyoureallyhaven’tfounditforyourself，youknow，IscarceseewhatyouCANhavefound。\"
ThenIhadmyinspiration。Iriskedanapproachtoroughness，andallthemoreeasilythatmywordswerestricttruth。\"Oh，don’tbeafraid——greaterthingsthanyours！\"
Itsucceeded，foritplayeduponhiscuriosity，andhevisiblyimaginedthat，withimpatiencecontrolled，heshouldlearnwhatthesethingswere。
Herelaxed，heresponded，andthenextmomentIwasinallbutfullenjoymentofthepiecewantedtomakeallmyotherpiecesright——rightbecauseofthatspecialbeautyinmyschemethroughwhichthewholedependedsooneachpartandeachpartsoguaranteedthewhole。\"WhatIcallthelightofdayisthesenseI’vearrivedatofhervision。\"
\"Hervision？\"——Ijustbalancedintheair。
\"Ofwhattheyhaveincommon。HIS——poorchap’sextraordinarysituationtoo。\"
\"Bravo！Andyouseeinthat——？\"
\"What，allthesehours，hastouched，fascinated，drawnher。Ithasbeenaninstinctwithher。\"
\"Bravissimo！\"
Itsawhim，myapproval，safelyintoport。\"Theinstinctofsympathy，pity——theresponsetofellowshipinmisery；thesightofanotherfateasstrange，asmonstrousasherown。\"