43/50 Perhaps I might meet some one--' Monica interrupted him to ask a question about some object in the landscape. He answered her very briefly, and for a long time neither spoke. Then the girl, glancing at him with a smile of apology, said in a gentle tone-- 'You were telling me how the house pleased you. Have you still the same pleasure in living there ?' 'Yes. But lately I have been hoping--I daren't say more. |