`Heh-heh！well，Iwishtonoisenothingabroad-nothingatall，’murmuredPoorgrassdiffidently。`Butwebeborntothings-that’strue。YetIwouldrathermytriflewerehid；though，perhaps，ahighnaterisalittlehigh，andatmybirthallthingswerepossibletomyMaker，andhemayhavebegrudgednogifts……Butunderyourbushel，Joseph！underyourbushelwith’ee！
Astrangedesire，neighbours，thisdesiretohide，andnopraisedue。YetthereisaSermonontheMountwithacalendaroftheblessedatthehead，andcertainmeekmenmaybenamedtherein。’
`Cainy’sgrandfatherwasaverycleverman，’saidMatthewMoon。`Inventeda’apple-treeoutofhisownhead，whichiscalledbyhisnametothisday-theEarlyBall。Youknow`em，Jan？AQuarrendengraftedonaTomPutt，andaRathe-ripeupontopofthatagain。’Tistrew’ausedtobideaboutinapublic-housewi’a’oomaninawayhehadnobusinesstobyrights，butthere——’awereaclevermaninthesenseoftheterm。’
`Nowthen，’saidGabrielimpatiently，`whatdidyousee，Cain？’
`Iseedourmis’essgointoasortofaparkplace，wherethere’sseats，andshrubsandflowers，arm-in-crookwithasojer，’continuedCainfirmly，andwithadimsensethathiswordswereveryeffectiveasregardedGabriel’semotions。`AndIthinkthesojerwasSergeantTroy。Andtheysattheretogetherformorethanhalf-an-hour，talkingmovingthings，andsheoncewascryinga’mosttodeath。Andwhentheycameouthereyeswereshiningandshewasaswhiteasalily；andtheylookedintooneanother’sfaces，asfargonefriendlyasamanandwomancanbe。’