“You might have told me something, even in a cable. What happened up there?” Bella said softly.
“What happened?”
“Yes. About Louis.”
“I came to realize him. There’s nothing like that wonderful north light for making you see truly.”
“Well, what did you find he was like when you saw him—like that, in a north light?”
“I found that he was—the man I wanted to go through life with.”
“I’ve been hoping for that,” said Bella quietly.
“Ah, but I didn’t only find him up there. I lost him, too.”
Bella leaned forward and took Hildegarde’s hand. Very gently she drew her down on the cushioned seat.