“'You are cold,' he said, and took my hand. A little after he said: 'How cold you are!' and put his arm round me.
“And I was warmed with his arm. So we sat a little while. Then a cock crew.
“'Did you hear,' he said, 'a cock crow? It is nearly dawn.'
“'Are you quite sure it was the cock crow?' I stammered.
“Then the day came—already it was morning. Something was thrilling all through me. What hour was it that struck just now?
“My maid came in.
“'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
“I had forgotten my flowers.
“A carriage drove up to the gate.
“'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.