I dare say we have missed our bargain.

What matter! Our own chunk is as big as we can chew." There was a moment's silence.

Elizabeth's eyes were shining; even Philip sat open-mouthed and dumb, staring at Anderson.
In the background Delaine waited, grudgingly expectant, for the turn of Elizabeth's head, and the spark of consciousness passing between the two faces which he had learnt to watch.

It came--a flash of some high sympathy--involuntary, lasting but a moment.

Then Mariette threw out: "And in the end, what are you going to make of it?
A replica of Europe, or America ?--a money-grubbing civilisation with no faith but the dollar?
If so, we shall have had the great chance of history--and lost it!" "We shan't lose it," said Anderson, "unless the gods mock us." "Why not ?" said Mariette sombrely.