“‘Ruth,’ I said, ‘aren’t you glad to see me?’
“I went forward into the kitchen, standing close to her by the table, and light was all around us, light, and the song of the bird. Everything was light, white, and dazzling; a flood of light, and bright colours. Revelation, like an archangel, was in that room.
“She asked,—
“‘Where have you come from?’
“‘From your father’s house.’
“‘You’re living there?’
“‘Only for to-day.’
“‘And then you’re going...?’
“‘Away.’
“‘Away?’