"There are some women one lives for and others one dies for." "She is one of the women for whom one would live." Septimus shook his head.

"No, she's the other kind.

It's much higher.

I've had a lot of time to think the last few months," he continued after a pause.

"I've had no one but Emmy and Hegisippe Cruchot to talk to--and I've thought a great deal about women.