her hands
over it to
warm
them,to
protect
it,and
yet,having
brought it
all
about,somehow
laughed,led
her
victims,Lily
felt,to
the altar。
It came
over her
too
now-the
emotion,the
vibration,of
love。How
inconspicuous
she felt
herself by
Paul's
side!He,glowing,burning;she,aloof,satirical;he,boundfor
adventure;she,moored
to the
shore;he,ready
to implore
a share,if
it were a
disaster,in
his
disaster,she
said
shyly:
“When did
Minta lose
her
brooch?”
He smiled
the most
exquisite
smile,veiled
by
memory,tinged
by