"I alone have seen it coming," Katherine went on. "If my staying made you happier, better, I would stay even now; but it does not, Jim."
And Norval continued to stare.
"I feel I am doing you and—and your Art a great service by letting you go." Katherine looked the supreme martyr.
"On what grounds?" mumbled Jim, "'An Awakened Soul'?"
This was most unfortunate.
"I'm leaving for California to-morrow!" Katherine spoke huskily, she no longer cried.
"Everything ready, only good-bye, eh? Well, Kit, you've worked efficiently once you began."
They looked at each other like strangers.
"I shall not follow you. When you want me, come to me. My soul has not been awakened as yours has, I'll keep on right here and fly the flag over the ruins. My God! This is a shot out of a clear sky."
"Jim, I've seen the clouds gathering ever since——"