They came nearer.

I saw in the starlight her woman's face.

I heard in the stillness her words.

She was telling the man how much she loved him, how much she should always love him, and then they were out of sight and hearing.

Kate, was that woman you ?" She sat looking at him, her blue eyes dilated, her lips apart, her hands clasped, in a sort of trance of terror.
"Was it you, Kate ?" repeated her lover.