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such friendship as that which existed between Alice and Tregan, there could be but two results: a sudden and deep transition to open love or a swift renunciation of one by the other.
As in his younger days Tregan had gone through his studies with but a quarter of his mind paying attention, so he went almost subconsciously through his daily round. He worked quickly, deftly, well, and yet most of his mind was whirling about thoughts of Alice Johns.
The girl herself was no less mentally aware of Tregan during his absences. Her reaction was more feminine. Quietly she wove her thoughts of him into conscious actions, into the music she played. But her music reflected not him—it reflected him only as her brain transmuted the picture.
Their many meetings never lessened the tense menta
