Do you find Scott very much changed ?" "Well, not as much as you.

Do you find Naida changed ?" "Not nearly as much as you." They smiled.

The slight embarrassment born of polite indifference brightened into amiable interest, tinctured by curiosity.
"Duane, have you been studying painting all these years ?" "Yes.

What have you been doing all these years ?" "Nothing." A shadow fell across her face.

"It has been lonely--until recently.