26/29 I've always seemed to be looking for largeness and finding only what was small. You attracted me because you're like nature--big, simple, elemental.' 'Now, what the deuce do you mean by elemental ?' 'Primal, unadulterated--closer to the heart of life and nature. It's a sort of cosmic quality. You are large--your surroundings are large.' He laughed, only half comprehending, gauche in the expression of his deep-hearted satisfaction. Plenty of space there for a woman to swing her petticoats, in--your riding skirt it'll have to be.' 'There! You see!' she cried. |