I watched her as the platform slipped away. She was alone on the platform and she did not move, but she was looking at me and smiling. I watched her until the signal-box got in the way, and then the jungle hid the station, but I could still see her standing there alone…
I set up awake for the rest of the journey. I could not get out of my mind the picture of the girl’s face and her dark, burning eyes.
But when I reached Dehra, I soon forgot about the meeting because there were other things to think about. It was only when I was making the return journey, Two months later, that I remembered the girl.