"The men?" Mary asked once.
"They won"t come in here." Jack was no longer concerned about the men. Elliot would have them under control.
"Jack," Mary whispered in his ear. "I"ve only done this once before. Remember that time?"
Jack paused as the memories flooded back. "I"ll never forget. You"re doing very well, again," he said. "Are you sure you wish—"
"Oh, Heavens, Jack! You know I do."
The lantern cast their shadows across the carved couples, showing the living reality and a continuity of human desire in that chamber dedicated to love. There was no sound except their deep breathing and the soft tinkle of the spring outside. They could have been alone in the world, separate from the turmoil and horror of the war that still tore India apart. Nothing mattered but each other, and then n
