`Ofcourse，\'heresumed，`Iwouldn\'tnothavehadit！It\'sacompleteexperience。Andshe\'sawonderfulwoman。But——howIhatehersomewhere！It\'scurious——\'
Birkinlookedathim，athisstrange，scarcelyconsciousface。Geraldseemedblankbeforehisownwords。
`Butyou\'vehadenoughnow？\'saidBirkin。`Youhavehadyourexperience。
Whyworkonanoldwound？\'
`Oh，\'saidGerald，`Idon\'tknow。It\'snotfinished——\'