Mary looked at him full, and said, slowly, "I believe it will." Then, very thoughtfully, "It did—before."
These three simple words struck Hope as rather strange.
"It did before?" said he, and stared at her. "Why, when was that?"
Mary said, in a hopeless sort of way, "I don't know when, but long before your time."
"Before my time, Mary? What, are you older than me?" And he smiled sweetly on her.
"One would think not. But let me ask you a question, Mr. Hope?"
"Yes, Mary."
"Have you lived two lives?"
Said Hope, solemnly, "I have lived through great changes, but only one life."
"Well, then," said Mary, "I have lived two; or more likely it was one life, only some of it in another world—my other world, I mean."