But it will not be for long.

What are five years, when all life reaches out a paradise before us?
They are nothing--nothing--and will pass swiftly--" "Yes, they will pass swiftly," she said, so gently that scarce did he hear.
But on his breast she gave a little sob which would not choke itself back, a sob which bravely she smiled through a moment later, and which he--knowing that it was best--made as if he had not heard.
And so, this night, while Father John and Peter waited and watched in the cabin, did they plan their future in the company of the stars..