It will cover," she said with conviction, "all the ground." And then as his own conviction appeared to continue as little to match: "The ground, I mean, of any nervousness I may ever feel.

It will be in fact my duty and I shan't rest till my duty's performed." She had arrived by this time at something like exaltation.

"I shall give, for the next year or two if necessary, my life to it.

I shall have done in that case what I can." He took it at last as it came.

"You hold there's no limit to what you 'can' ?" "I don't say there's no limit, or anything of the sort.