We have been good friends, Jane; have we not
And when friends are on the eve of separation, they like to spend the little time that remains to them close to each other. Come we ll talk over the voyage and the parting quietly halfanhour or so, while the stars enter into their shining life up in heaven yonder: here is the chestnut tree: here is the bench at its old roots. Come, we will sit there in peace tonight, though we should never more be destined to sit there together.
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