She looked up at him and asked, “Have you ever felt strongly about something? Or known something to be so absolutely right and true in your deepest heart without ever knowing how it could be that you know it?”
He gave a slight nod as he stared off over the rail behind her.
“That’s how I feel. And try as I might, I cannot come up with a way to explain it to myself. I just live with it and will likely continue to do so.” She leaned over the balustrade, feigning attention at something on the lawn below. She spoke to him in a voice so low she barely heard herself, “Except each day gets more and more painful.”
When he still did not reply, Elise realized he didn’t hold any affection for her other than a brotherly sort. “Of course, now that you know all this, you’ll no doubt hie yourself back
