The Heart Principle

He’s a real person with a life and a past and feelings. Her answering smile confirms it. “Of course,” she says, pressing a hand over her heart to show how touched she is. But as time stretches on, something new happens; he appears to have an episode of some kind or his heart rate fluctuates dangerously, the doctor says he won’t make it through the night, and everyone rushes back to his room. Seeing Anna smile as that guy announced their engagement, seeing him kiss her.