And yet, even his disturbed and anxious consciousness found it more than strange that she should thus press him to go with her, and so boldly promise to bring him to the object of his search.

He resisted her, and found that resistance was not easy.
"And yet," said she, dropping her eyes and seeming to abandon the attempt, "you said that if you failed to-day you would come back to me.
Have you succeeded, that you need no help ?" "I have not succeeded." "And if I had not come to you--if I had not met you here, you would have failed for the last time.

You would have carried with you the conviction of her death to the moment of your own." "It was a horrible delusion, but since it was a delusion it would have passed away in time." "With your life, perhaps.

Who would have waked you, if I had not ?" "I was not sleeping.

Why do you reason?
What would you prove ?" "Much, if I knew how.