Considered as a kiss, that was a failure, but since it was the first, other than those demanded by duty, in all the world that either had ever given or taken, it opened to them new worlds, and every one of them glorious, so that they were lifted above the consideration of any worlds at all, especially those in which tea is necessary, and sat still, holding each other's hands and saying not a word.
'You can't forget now,' said Dick, at last.

There was that on his cheek that stung more than gunpowder.
'I shouldn't have forgotten anyhow,' said Maisie, and they looked at each other and saw that each was changed from the companion of an hour ago to a wonder and a mystery they could not understand.

The sun began to set, and a night-wind thrashed along the bents of the foreshore.
'We shall be awfully late for tea,' said Maisie.

'Let's go home.' 'Let's use the rest of the cartridges first,' said Dick; and he helped Maisie down the slope of the fort to the sea,--a descent that she was quite capable of covering at full speed.

Equally gravely Maisie took the grimy hand.