“And surely that is sufficient,” murmured Lothair.
“Not when the past is expelled,” said the lady.
“But the future,” said Lothair.
“Yes, that is ever interesting, but so vague that it sometimes induces slumber.”
The bell sounded; Lothair handed the lady to her compartment.
“Our Oxford visit,” she said, “has been a great success, and mainly through you.”
The colonel was profuse in his cordial farewells, and it seemed they would never have ended had not the train moved.
Lothair remained upon the platform until it was out of sight, and then exclaimed, “Is it a dream, or shall I ever see her again?”