sickening doubt whether, after all, it had not been
better to leave them as they were. Of what use are words--that is what
I have felt so often. And now there has come the power to do great
things for them. Life couldn't hold anything more splendid."

Her hand touched his. She had withdrawn her glove.

"You will let me help?" she begged.

He turned towards her then, and she saw the light in his face for which
she had longed. With a little cry her head sank upon his shoulder, and
his arms closed around her.

"I am almost jealous of the people," she murmured. "Only I want you to
teach me to love them and feel for them as you do. I want to feel that
the same thing in our lives is bringing us always closer together."

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