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She was so handsome as she spoke, so womanly, so graceful, there was still about her so much of the charm of beauty, that he could hardly take the word when coming from her mouth as applicable to ordinary friendship. And yet he did so take it. They had all loved each other as friends should love-and now that he was going she had chosen to say as much.
Barlaam took up his parable and uttered many sayings touching God, and righteousness toward him, and how we must love him alone with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and keep his commandments with fear and love-and how he is the Maker of all things visible and invisible.
I flushed as she reminded me of my own speech, and there came no answer but the one which I imagine is the verdict of all lovers. "She is the dearest girl in the world," I declared. "Has she fortune?" "I do not know." "Have you fortune?" "God knows, no!" "You have but love-and this country?" "That is all." "It is enough," said she, sighing. "Dear God, it is enough!
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