At any rate, it's part of my
bargain. I began this thing, and I must go on with it, at all costs to
myself. I mustn't think of myself in it at all. I'm only part of the
world's plan; but I happen to know that I am; and so I must go where I am
called to go. I must follow my Destiny, just as I did at first. That time
I followed it against everybody's opinion; this time I must follow against
my own will. Don't you agree with me?"
Morosine reflected in silence. Then he said, "Yes, I agree with you. I
recommend you to follow your determination."
Her eyes looked blankly at him; for the first moment he thought her
disappointed, but he corrected his impression in the second.
"I'm glad you agree with me," she said. "I should have been disappointed
if you hadn't."
He smiled. "You are stronger than you think. You can suffice to yourself.
But I hope that I shall never disappoint you."
"I have no fear of that," she said, young again and confident. She thanked
the Immortal Three with her eyes, and turning to Morosine, asked him,
"Shall we go?" They went together. Passing the Demeter of Cnidos, her
swinging hand touched his. He held his breath. Her face, sharply in
profile, was as pure and pale as a silver coin.
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