I had already gained the door; but, reader, I walked back--walked back as determinedly as I had retreated. I knelt down by him; I turned his face from the cushion to me; I kissed his cheek; I smoothed his hair with my hand.
Ero giunta alla porta, ma tornai addietro, tornai addietro risolutamente come mi ero allontanata, m'inginocchiai davanti a lui, sollevai il volto di lui dai guanciali, lo baciai sulle guance accarezzandogli i capelli.