And the fault is ours--especially toward the beautiful ones.

There may have been temptations of which we are ignorant." Paul was still looking at him.

Steinmetz looked up slowly, and saw that he had grown ten years older in the last few minutes.

He did not look at him for more than a second, because the sight of Paul's face hurt him.
But he saw in that moment that Paul did not understand.

This strong man, hard in his youthful strength of limb and purpose, would be just, but nothing more.