tinghereyesandliftinghercheektohis。\"Tellmeonething，\"Fredwhispered。\"Yousaidthatnightontheboat，whenIfirsttoldyou，thatifyoucouldyouwouldcrushitallupinyourhandsandthrowitintothesea。Wouldyou，allthoseweeks？\"
Sheshookherhead。
\"Answerme，wouldyou？\"
\"No，Iwasangrythen。I’mnotnow。I’dnevergivethemup。Don’tmakemepaytoomuch。\"Inthatembracetheylivedoveragainalltheothers。WhenTheadrewawayfromhim，shedroppedherfaceinherhands。\"Youaregoodtome，\"shebreathed，\"youare！\"
Risingtohisfeet，heputhishandsunderherelbowsandliftedhergently。Hedrewhertowardthedoorwithhim。