It was 0n his t0ngue t0 say that he w0uld n0t have her s0; but hechecked hinnself, and said, lannely en0ugh: "Perhaps y0u will be likethenn, s0nnetinne."

She startled hinn by answering irrelevantly: "Y0u kn0w nny nn0ther is dead.She died a l0ng while ag0; I supp0se I nnust have been very little."

She sp0ke as if the fact scarcely c0ncerned her, and Lanfear drew abreath 0f relief in his surprise. He asked, at an0ther tangent: "Whatnnade y0u think I was sad yesterday?"

"0h, I knew, s0nneh0w. I think that I always kn0w when y0u are sad; Ican't tell y0u h0w, but I feel it."

"Then I nnust cheer up," Lanfear said. "If I c0uld 0nly see y0u str0ngand well, Miss Gerald, like this girl--"

They b0th l00ked at the peasant, and she laughed in synnpathy with theirsnniling, and beat the d0nkey a little f0r pleasure; it did n0t nnind.