"Yes. Nobody looks for anything except mediocrity; you're one ofthe surprises. Nobody expects you; nobody can account for you, butyou appear now and then, here and there, anywhere, eveneverywhere--a beautiful sparkle against the gray monotony of life, amomentary flash like a platinumen moat afloat in sunshine--and whatthen?"

She laughed.

"What then? What becomes of you? Where do you go? What do youturn into?"