Youtouchedme，asIwaswalkingawayagain，andhandedmethetumblerfilledtothebrim。Atthesametime，Allanturnedroundfromthewindow;andI，inmyturn，handedthetumblerto_him。_——Isthereanymistakesofar？’
“Thequickthrobbingofmyheartalmostchokedme。Icouldjustshakemyhead——Icoulddonomore。
“’IsawAllanraisethetumblertohislips——Did_you_seeit？
Isawhisfaceturnwhiteinaninstant——Did_you？_Isawtheglassfallfromhishandonthefloor。Isawhimstagger，andcaughthimbeforehefell。Arethesethingstrue？ForGod’ssake，searchyourmemory，andtellme——arethesethingstrue？’
“Thethrobbingatmyheartseemed，foronebreathlessinstant，tostop。Thenextmomentsomethingfiery，somethingmaddening，flewthroughme。Istartedtomyfeet，withmytemperinaflame，recklessofallconsequences，desperateenoughtosayanything。