The
camera is my weapon."
"And after the orang-outang which you failed to meet?"
"I spent some time in Japan."
"And then?"
"Well, then, I went to Manchuria, to the Amur, a country almost
forgotten." And he told her how the eagles drove the wild sheep over
the precipices, and of a wolf hunt with eagles."
"You have seen now everything the world has to show?"
"Very nearly, and after seeing it all I come back to the one thing
that interests me."
Tears rose to Evelyn's eyes; such an avowal of love a woman hardly
ever hears.
The voices of the children playing in the garden reached their ears,
and Evelyn said:
"They should have been in bed long ago, but, Owen, your being here
makes everything so exceptional."
"Really? I'm glad of that," he answered shyly, fearing to say
anything which would carry her thoughts back among unpleasant
memories. But it was quite safe to speak of her love of the poor, and
of poor children. "What inspired you to start this home, Evelyn?"
"Well, you see, I had to have something to work for, some interest;
and not having any children of my own... They really must go to bed."
"But, Evelyn, why will you interrupt our talk? Let us go on talking;
tell me about the convent.
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