she lifted her face to him, and he bent forward and ki
ssed her on the mouth, gently, with the one ki
ss that i
s an eternal pledge. And a
s he ki
ssed her hi
s heart
strained again in hi
s brea
st. He never intended to love her. But now it wa
s over. He had cro
ssed over the gulf to her, and all that he had left behind had
shrivelled and become void.;)))
