"The truth often is."
"Was it true?"
He laughed it off. "It was nothing I mightn't have known."
"Then it is for you to make it false, isn't it?"
"If I can."
"I think there is nothing you couldn't do if you tried."
"There is nothing I couldn't do if I had your help," he answered.
For answer, she took the little gold heart-shaped bottle from its mesh-work and handed it to him.
"You must learn—but perhaps this may help you. Will you keep it?"
He took it and thanked her with his eyes. Then, their dialogue being interrupted, he moved off. He wandered about, speaking to one and another for a few moments, gradually drifting toward the hall.