“You mean that you’d like advice?”
“I’d listen to advice—if you’ve any to give.”
I gathered all my strength together for the most tremendous effort of my life.
“Then, I should say this: That there are men in the world different from any you’ve ever seen yet. Wait!”
She laughed—an intelligent laugh, full of music, mirth, and comprehension.
“Do you know, that reminds me of something awfully strange that happened to me a few months ago? Some one else said just those words to me—or, rather, wrote them down.”
I pulled my chair so that her eyes rested on me more directly.
“How?”
“Oh, I can’t tell you. I said I never would—so I mustn’t. I should love to—though I never shall.”