Again he gave Selingman the impression of complete rejuvenation, of an elderly man suddenly transformed into something young and vigorous.
"There is something else, Selingman," he confessed.

"This is the moment when I dare speak of it.

I will tell you first of any living person.
There is a woman over there whom I have set up as an idol, and before whose shrine I have worshipped.

There is a woman over there who has turned the dull paths of my life into a flowery way.

I am a patriot, and I have worked for my country, Selingman, as you have worked.