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Rh question, he would instantly have said ; but with the growth of his capacity for happiness and for loving her had grown the demand for happiness and love which his nature made. Instead of acquiescing in the conclusion that he never again could possibly love as he had once loved, he had begun to want that again; he was no longer content with this limitation.

he said,

He sat up as her eyes questioned him.

he said;

For a moment some shadow of vague trouble crossed her eyes.

she said.

Bertie plucked a long feather of grass, and chewed the juicy end of it. He had not meant to say quite so much.

he said.

The trouble grew.

she said,

The intuition of this rather startled and shocked him.

he asked.

she asked quickly.

The bitter taste of that which had been exquisitely sweet