He flashed with a small laugh, shut his eyes, and met her in a long, whole kiss.

Her mouth fused with his; their bodies were sealed and annealed.

It was some minutes before they withdrew.

They were standing beside the public path.
"Will you go down to the river ?" he asked.
She looked at him, leaving herself in his hands.

He went over the brim of the declivity and began to climb down.
"It is slippery," he said.
"Never mind," she replied.
The red clay went down almost sheer.