第1章 TO MY YOUNG BROTHER ARTHUR WHO PLAYS THE GAME

"Another new novel?"

"Well,--another novel."

"What's it about?"

"A boy and a girl."

"A love story?"

"Well,-- it's about a boy and a girl."

"Do they marry?"

"I said it was about a boy and a girl."

"And are they happy?"

"Well,-- it's a love story."

"But all love stories aren't happy!"

"Yes they are,-- if it's love."