Meg,_ he whispered. __t wouldn__ be real love if there weren__ the possibility for another response to him. If we couldn__ choose not to love him, then our love would be empty. That__ why there__ evil in this world, because there__ free choice in this world. He allows the one to prove the other.
The explanation for her absence had been staring him in the face all the while, but he hadn__ wanted to acknowledge it: The affair meant nothing to her. He__ been the only one bewitched body and soul. For her, he__ been but a temporary source of entertainment, a way to pass the otherwise tedious hours in the middle of an ocean.He__ been the one to press for a continuation of their affair beyond the voyage. He__ been the one to offer his heart, his hand, his every last secret. She never even gave her real name.And, of course, never showed her face.
Beguiling the Beauty
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The explanation for her absence had been staring him in the face all the while, but he hadn__ wanted to acknowledge it: The affair meant nothing to her. He__ been the only one bewitched body and soul. For her, he__ been but a temporary source of entertainment, a way to pass the otherwise tedious hours in the middle of an ocean.He__ been the one to press for a continuation of their affair beyond the voyage. He__ been the one to offer his heart, his hand, his every last secret. She never even gave her real name.And, of course, never showed her face.
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