“You’re very sympathetic.”
“I am.”
Clem’s voice softened.
“I believe you are,” he said. “Tell me—what’s the trouble there?”
“He’s cheated her, and used her as a ladder to climb from her world. It’s a damnable enough story—d’you want to hear it?”
“No—no—no. I can fill in the gaps. But look here! D’you think a lover will make up for what she’s lost? And are you sure she has lost? That’s the point to decide.”
“I say he ignores her—isn’t conscious of her—”
“But imagine what might happen if he were.”
“He never will be.”
“You’re very sure.”