ThenGodfreytoldherthattherewassomethingelse，andindeedallaboutthebusiness。
“Well，thereyouare，andthere’snothingtobesaid，oratleastsomuchthatitcomestothesamething，“remarkedMrs。Parsons，inareflectivetone，whenhehadfinishedhisstory。“ButwhatIwanttoknow，“shewenton，“iswhythesekindofthingshappen。Youtwo——I
meanyouandMissIsobel——arejustfittedtoeachother，appointedtogetherbyNature，sotospeak，andfondasacoupleofdovesuponaperch。Sowhyshouldn’tyoutakeeachotherandhavedone？Whatistheretocomebetweenayoungmanandayoungwomansuchasyouare？“
“Idon’tknow，“groanedGodfrey。
“No，nordon’tI；andyetsomethingdoescomebetween。What’sthemeaningofitall？Whydothingsalwaysgocussedinthis’ereworld？