Then we gazed at each other without speaking.
She was the first to recover from the surprise.

Her expression changed.
The look of alarm caused by my sudden appearance left her face, but the wonder remained.
"Why! Why, Mr.Paine!" she cried.

"Is it you ?" I stepped forward.
"Why, Miss Colton!" said I.
She drew a breath of relief.

"It IS you!" she declared.

"I was beginning to believe in hallucinations.