"Does a man want Heaven!" He took her in his arms and held her close, closer than he had held her the night at Toudja, when he had thought that death might soon part them. "You've brought me up out of the depths."
"Not I," the girl said. "Your star."
"Your star. You gave me half yours."
"Now I give it to you all," she told him. "And all myself, too. Oh, isn't it wonderful to be so happy—in the light of our star—and to know that the others we love will be happy, too—my Saidee, and your Mr. Caird——"
"Yes," Stephen answered. "But just at this moment I can't think much about any one except ourselves, not even your sister and my best friend. You fill the universe for me."
"It's filled with love—and it is love," said Victoria. "The music is sweeter for us, though, because we know it's sweet for others. I couldn't let her spoil your life, Stephen."
"My life!" he echoed. "I didn't know what life was or might be till this moment. Now I know."
"Now we both know," she finished.