“Actually, I had not considered that”, she admitted.
“And so we return to the place whence we started”, he pointed out.
“Maybe”, Ru-ruhèna dared, “we might both make a gift to the other. This way we would both be pleased, and nobody would have to finish their day without receiving the longed-for surprise”.
“You are right. We shall do as you suggest. What do you have, then, to offer?”
“I brought nothing here, I am afraid”.
“And I, too, have nothing to offer at the moment”.
“Listen to me, Milord: only now I realize how I need no gift from the Immortals. Actually, this morning I was already glad, only because I was convinced that something extraordinary would happen to me today. Nonetheless, if I was already happy, it means the happiness itself was the gift I had to receive, and nothing
