35/55 And I threw my arms round her with such a rush of joy. Other women have felt all these things ten years earlier perhaps than I.But they are not less heavenly when they come late--into a heart seared with grief. From the window looking on the Piazza, I have just seen Edward bargaining with the flower woman. Those lilacs and pinks are for me--I know it! Already he has given me the little engraved emerald I wear at my watch-chain. |