“How can you say such things? Yes. I always supposed it would be—somewhere else.”

“It was somewhere else—once.”

“Oh, I meant—the second time.”

“Then you did think there was going to be a second time?”

“How do I know? I wished it. Do you like me to say that?”

“I wish you would never say anything else.”

“Yes; there can't be any harm in it now. I thought that if you had ever—liked me, you would still—”

“So did I; but I couldn't believe that you—”

“Oh, I could.”

“Alice!”