“We were up till _fave_ this morning,” said Doris. The train moved off, but only Doris, once more grown-up with her hair in a staid bun under her English winter hat, turned to watch the station disappear. “Want to go back, Doris?” “Ah love,” she breathed devoutly, “could thou and aye with feete conspire——” Miriam joined the sister in intoning the rest of the lines. “Ah Moon——” began Doris, and the brother leaned forward holding towards her a gloved hand whose thumb protruded through a fraying gap: “A little job for you in Paris.” She regarded it undisturbed and turned away the scornful sweetness of her face towards the window and the snowflakes falling thickly upon the shroud of snow. Transcriber’s Notes The original spelling was mostly preserved. A few obvious typographical errors were silently corrected. Further careful corrections, some after consulting other editions, are listed here (before/after): [p. 46]: ... “Schön, die letzte Gluh,” he said quietly. ... ... “Schön, die letzte Glüh,” he said quietly. ... [p. 57]: ... “Man soll sich des Leben’s freuen, im Berg ... ... “Man soll sich des Lebens freuen, im Berg ... [p. 57]: ... und Thal. In so wass kann sich ein’ Engländerin ... ... und Thal. In so was kann sich ein’ Engländerin ... [p. 148]: ... his own path from which his tacit meeting ... ... his own path from which this tacit meeting ...