"Well, she was the one whom I have seen most of since I have been here… except you, Veronica." A look appeared in the girl's face which suggested, very vaguely, of course, but still suggested, that Veronica was jealous of the nun who had gone. Evelyn looked into the girl's face, trying to read the dream in it, until she forgot Veronica, and remembered the nun who had gone; and when she awoke from her dream she saw Veronica still standing before her with a half-cleaned candlestick in her hand.
"She seemed so determined, and all I could say only made her more so; yet I told her I was very fond of her… and she always seemed to like me. Why should she be so determined?"
"I should have thought you would have guessed, Teresa."
Evelyn begged Veronica to explain, but the girl hesitated, looking at her curiously all the time saying at last:
"It seems to me there can be only one reason for her leaving, and that was because she believed you to be her counterpart."
"Her counterpart—what's that?"
"Have you been so long in the convent without knowing what a counterpart is, Teresa? The convent is full of counterparts. Did you never see one in the garden, in a shady corner? You spent many hours in the garden. I am surprised. Are you telling the truth, Sister?"
Evelyn opened her eyes.
"Telling the truth! But do they come in the summer-time in the garden, while the sun is out?"
"Yes, they do; and very often they come to one in the evening… but more often at night."