"Have you ever been there?" asked Talbot, trying to assume Brooke's own careless tone.
"Yes, Talbot; of course I have. Every American makes a pilgrimage there when he visits England. As the poet says:
"'I have been there, and still would go;
'Tis like a little heaven below.'
Talbot!"
Brooke's voice changed.
"Well, Brooke."
"Can you be sure of yourself this day? Can you stand it?"
"Yes, Brooke."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Brooke."