“My poor darling!” said he, very tenderly.
As usual, she disclaimed the pity. There was no one happier than herself in the wide universe.
“But I often have wondered what it would feel like.”
“To walk?”
“Yes. To have the power of moving yourself from one place to another. It seems so funny. Of course I did walk once, but I've forgotten all about it. They tell me I shall have to learn from the beginning, just like a little baby.”
“You 'll have to learn lots of things from the beginning,” said John, rather sadly.
“What kind of things?”
“All sorts.”
“Tell me,” she insisted, for ever so small a cloud passed over his face.
“Taking your place as a woman in the whirl of life,” said he.