“That is all.”

She looked at him with a face of hesitation. She spoke with an effort. “You forget,” she said, drawing a deep breath.

“What?”

“The people—”

“Do you mean—?”

“You forget the people.”

He looked interrogative.

“Yes. I know you are surprised. For you do not understand what you are. You do not know the things that are happening.”

“Well?”

“You do not understand.”