The taunt brought no change of expression to the man’s face.
“Yes.”
The woman walked over to a bookcase, and, 114 drawing out a volume, turned the pages absently. Without reading a word, she came back and looked the man squarely in the face.
“Will denying yourself help the world to evolve?”
“I think so.”
“How?”
“My determination makes me a positive force. It is my Karma for good, that makes my child stronger to do things.”
“But you have no child,”––swiftly.
Their eyes met again without faltering.
“I shall have––sometime.”