"Even in your vision of the garden you possessed, there were only a few who still sought you; for those few you would have done anything, but for the others your best efforts were in vain." "They might not have been always in vain," I said musingly.
"No, they might not," agreed Zara.

"That is just the case of the world to-day.

While there is life in it, there is also hope.

And talking of the world, let me remind you that you are back in it now, and must therefore be hampered with tiresome trivialities.

Two of these are as follows; First, here is a letter for you, which has just come; secondly, breakfast will be ready in twenty minutes!" I looked at her smiling face attentively.