This I gave her, and she ought to ask nothing more.
Yet it was an extremely careless relation, and I fully realized its
doubtful character. At that time I should have advised any one else in
my situation to release themselves from it kindly, and--well, I gave
myself the same counsel.
"Your heart, even then, must have told you that you were wrong, and I
think your common sense tells you so now. After all, the reasoning of
the heart and that of the intellect does not differ so widely as silly
wise folk suppose."
Wolf made no answer.
"Do you remember," Sigmund began again, "when I came from Heidelberg to
visit you thirteen years ago? It was my first trip to Paris. The
city, its life, the people, everything produced an overpowering
impression upon me. And in the midst of this frantic rush was the
charming idyl; you and Helene. Your little room in the quiet street
seemed like a magic isle in the roaring ocean. What was the name of
that street?"
"The Rue St. Dominique."
"Yes. I should like to make a pilgrimage there to see the old house."
"Impossible.
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