I revel in Sarah." "So do I.

If it weren't," he again amusedly sighed, "for THAT--!" "Well, you owe more to women than any man I ever saw.

We do seem to keep you going.

Yet Sarah, as I see her, must be great." "She IS" Strether fully assented: "great! Whatever happens, she won't, with these unforgettable days, have lived in vain." Miss Gostrey had a pause.

"You mean she has fallen in love ?" "I mean she wonders if she hasn't--and it serves all her purpose." "It has indeed," Maria laughed, "served women's purposes before!" "Yes--for giving in.