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.”