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           Weweretoofaraparttocalltoeachother,buttherewasamomentatwhich,atshorterrange,somechallengebetweenus,breakingthehush,wouldhavebeentherightresultofourstraightmutualstare.Hewasinoneoftheangles,theoneawayfromthehouse,veryerect,asitstruckme,andwithbothhandsontheledge.SoIsawhimasIseethelettersIformonthispage;then,exactly,afteraminute,asiftoaddtothespectacle,heslowlychangedhisplace—passed,lookingatmehardallthewhile,totheoppositecorneroftheplatform.Yes,Ihadthesharpestsensethatduringthistransithenevertookhiseyesfromme,andIcanseeatthismomentthewayhishand,ashewent,passedfromoneofthecrenelationstothenext.Hestoppedattheothercorner,butlesslong,andevenasheturnedawaystillmarkedlyfixedme.Heturnedaway;thatwasallIknew.