"And my reply was," I said, "that I should be content to remain here for ever; but that can scarcely be. I have no intention of leaving Nerac, however."
"Of course not, of course not," said Doctor Louis; "the air here is so fine, so much finer than it is anywhere else--"
"Very much finer," I said.
"And the fruit is so delicious, so much more delicious than it is anywhere else--"
"Much more delicious," I said.
"And the skies are so bright, so much brighter than they are anywhere else--"
"Much brighter."
"And the flowers are so much lovelier, and the stars are so much more brilliant--"
"The doctor and I," I said, entering into his mood, and addressing his wife and daughter, "so perfectly agree."
They smiled, but in Lauretta's smile there was a tender wistfulness.