"That's Revins. And those dark dots beyond——"
"I see them."
"My factories. Before the summer you'll see smoke down there! They are partially destroyed. One can't see well, one can't see how much—"
"Julien!"
"Yes?"
"Have you never been back? Have you never seen what's happened?"
She had not guessed this: she was not prepared for this. This was the secret, then of his absorption.
"I've not seen it yet. I've not been able to get away. And the Paris factories have held me every minute. But now I'm here, I'm—I'm wondering—You see that dot beyond, standing separate?"
"Yes."
"That's where I sleep to-night. That's the house."