He knew her so well that he could see she was not in the least in love with Bellston.

But he asked if Bellston were going to continue his explorations.
'Not if he settles in life.

Otherwise he will, I suppose.' 'Perhaps I could be a great explorer, too, if I tried.' 'You could, I am sure.' They sat apart, and not together; each looking afar off at vague objects, and not in each other's eyes.

Thus the sad autumn afternoon waned, while the waterfall hissed sarcastically of the inevitableness of the unpleasant.

Very different this from the time when they had first met there.
The nook was most picturesque; but it looked horridly common and stupid now.