She knows that all his life her ideal has been waiting
and longing for some one who did understand him, so that he can tell her
all his hopes and feelings, and that at last he has found her, and she
will try to make up for all the misery and sacrifice he has endured She
knows, too, that he wants to tell her everything. You mustn't think,
dear, that it was only prying which made me ask you so many questions.
I--I really wasn't curious except to see if you would answer, for I felt
that you didn't tell other people your real thoughts and feelings, and
so, whenever you told me, it was really getting you to say that you
loved me. You wanted me to know what you really are. And that was why I
knew that you told me the truth that night. And that is the reason why I
know that some day you will tell me about that lie."
Peter, whatever he might think, did not deny the correctness of
Leonore's theories concerning his motives in the past or his conduct in
the future. He kissed the soft cheek so near him, tenderly, and said:
"I like your thoughts about me, dear one.
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