“Nothingatall。Whydoyouasksuchsillyquestions？IonlymeantthatifIhadmarriedIshouldnothavebeenhere，andweshouldneverhavemetagain。“
“Well，youarehereandwehavemetinthischurch，whereweparted。“
“Yes，it’sodd，isn’tit？Iwishithadbeensomewhereelse。Idon’tlikethisgloomyoldplacewithitsatmosphereofdeath。Comeoutside。“
Theywent，andwhentheywerethroughthechurchyardgateswalkedathazardtowardsthestreamwhichranthroughthegroundsofHawk’sHall。Heretheysatdownuponafallenwillow，watchingtheswallowsskimoverthesurfaceoftheplacidwaters，andforawhileweresilent。Theyhadsomuchtosaytoeachotherthatitseemedasthoughscarcelytheyknewwheretocommence。
“Tellme，“shesaidatlength，“wereyouinthesquaregardenonthenightofthatdanceatwhichIcameout？Oh!Iseebyyourlookthatyouwere。Thenwhydidyounotspeaktomeinsteadofstandingbehindabush，watchinginthatmeanfashion？“