"To be part of something bigger than myself," said the girl very slowly.
Clark felt an answering throb. That was what he had felt and wanted and achieved.
"To feel what the world feels and know something of what the world knows," she added intensely. "I want to work."
"That sounds strenuous."
She flushed a little. "Won't you take me seriously?"
"I beg your pardon. As a matter of fact I've always taken you seriously."
"Have you, why?"
"Perhaps because I don't know anything about your sex," he answered teasingly. "I never had time,—they're sealed books to me."
"So this is your first exploring trip?"
"The very first,—and it's not at all what I expected."