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He too rose and faced her.
"Do you know what this means?" he said. "It means that I've got to clear out of this."
"Oh, Steven——" The brave light in her face went out.
"You wouldn't go away and leave me?"
"God knows I don't want to leave you, Gwenda. But we can't go on like this. How can we?"
"I could."
"Well, I can't. That's what it means to me. That's what it means to a man. If we're going to be straight we simply mustn't see each other."
"Do you mean for always? That we're never to see each other again?"
"Yes, if it's to be any good."