She kissed Constance passionately.
“Uncle, isn’t it a nuisance for you to go all that way with me?”
“I wish I had a bicycle for you!...”
“Yes, if only we had our tandem here!”
“It’s stopped raining; we shall be able to walk.”
They went, leaving Constance alone. Her eyes were eager to follow them along the street. She could not help herself, softly opened a window, looked out into the damp winter night. She saw them go towards the Bankastraat. They were walking side by side, quite ordinarily. She watched them for a minute or two, until they turned the corner:
“No,” she said, “there is nothing. Oh, it would be too dreadful!”
Chapter VII
Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.