She made a little grimace, as if the question were not worth answering. They went on looking at each other and were happy. It was as though they had lost, and had just found each other again….
At last he broke the silence and said:
"I am going away to-morrow."
There was alarm in Sabine's eyes.
"Going away?" she said.
He added quickly:
"Oh! only for two or three weeks."
"Two or three weeks," she said in dismay.
He explained that he was engaged for the concerts, but that when he came back he would not stir all winter.
"Winter," she said. "That is a long time off…."