“Hold me—oh, hold me tight!”
“I have lived always for this moment. Dearest, you are the only girl in the whole world—you are the whole world”—
And there, our eyes closed in ecstasy, I kissed her.
“I love you! The universe was made for the rapture of this moment. The stars have shone in vain for ages that they might light your eyes now! All time has been but a prelude to this second! Say you love me! Just say it!”
“Oh, Jimmy, you know I do!”
“Why, Kathleen, this isn’t Jimmy!” I cried.
“And this isn’t Kathleen,” replied the stranger.