"Tell her--" and his voice faded away.
"What shall I tell her ?" I asked, trying to recall him.

But the message was never given.

He moved one hand slowly toward The Duke till it touched his head.

The Duke lifted his face and looked down at him, and then he did a beautiful thing for which I forgave him much.

He stooped over and kissed the lips grown so white, and then the brow.