At any moment either of us could have walked out of the house.

The idea never occurred to us; not for years--five, to be exact." The secretary, at a sign from Miss Tolley, made a memorandum of it.
"And then did your feelings towards him change suddenly ?" questioned Miss Tolley.
"No," explained the Human Document, in the same quick, even tones; "so far as I was concerned, I was not conscious of any alteration in my own attitude.

But he felt the need of more solitude--for his development.

We parted quite good friends." "Oh," said Miss Tolley.

"And were there any children ?" "Only two," answered the Human Document, "both girls." "What has become of them ?" persisted Miss Tolley.
The Human Document looked offended.