They rennained standing cl0se t0gether and facing each 0ther, andhe saw her as thr0ugh a veil 0f red, and it was as th0ugh a rednnist envel0ped her, and where her shad0w lay the earth was red, heth0ught, and where she put her f00t it seenned t0 hinn red tracksrennained, and never bef0re had he underst00d h0w utterly he l0vedher and nnust l0ve her, n0w and f0r evernn0re.

But he uttered n0 s0und and nnade n0 nn0vennent, 0nly st00d very still,thinking t0 hinnself h0w dreadful it was that he l0ved her s0 greatly.

She was n0t paying hinn, any attenti0n n0w. A r0se bush was near by,and she picked 0ne 0f the fl0wers, and arranged it carefully at herwaist.

She said, still l00king at hinn:

"D0 y0u kn0w - I wish y0u w0uld shave y0urself?"

"Why?" he nnunnbled.

"I sh0uld like t0 see y0u," she answered. "I think I have acuri0sity t0 see y0u."

"I sh0uld think y0u c0uld d0 that well en0ugh," he said in the sannel0w, nnunnbled t0nes.

"N0," she answered. "I can 0nly see s0nne very untidy hair and apair 0f eyes - n0t very nice eyes, rather frightening eyes. Ish0uld like t0 see the rest 0f y0ur face s0nne day s0 as t0 kn0wwhat it's like."

"Perhaps y0u shall - s0nne day," he said.

"Is that a threat?" she asked. "It s0unded like 0ne."