He hoped Carlotta could hear what he said; to be certain of it, he maliciously raised his voice a trifle.
“Just a little run,” he urged. “Put on your warmest things.”
Sidney protested. She was to be free that afternoon until six o'clock; but she had promised to go home.
“K. is alone.”
“K. can sit with Christine. Ten to one, he's with her now.”
The temptation was very strong. She had been working hard all day. The heavy odor of the hospital, mingled with the scent of pine and evergreen in the chapel; made her dizzy. The fresh outdoors called her. And, besides, if K. were with Christine—
“It's forbidden, isn't it?”
“I believe it is.” He smiled at her.
“And yet, you continue to tempt me and expect me to yield!”
“One of the most delightful things about temptation is yielding now and then.”