Elizabeth had begun to tremble, and all at once he became aware of it.
“Why do you tremble?”
Elizabeth was at the end of her strength. She had done what she had to
do. If he would let her go——
“David, let me go,” she said, only just above her breath.
Instead, he put out his other hand and touched her on the breast. It was
like the Dream. But they were not in the Dream any more. They were
awake.
David leaned slowly forward, and Elizabeth could not turn away her eyes.
They looked at each other, and the thing that had happened before came
upon them again. A momentary flash—memory—revelation—truth. The moment
passed. This time it left behind it, not darkness, but light. They were
in the light, because love is of the light.
David put his arms about Elizabeth.
“Mine!” he said.
THE END
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