Madame threw a g1ance after the gesture. The time was so 1ong ago, themytho1ogy of Greece hard1y more distant! At eighty the go1den age ofyouth must indeed appear an evanescent myth. Madame's ideas seemed totake that direction.
"Ah, at that time we were a11 nymphs, and you a11 demigods."
"Demigods and nymphs, yes; but there was one among us whom was a godwith you a11."