He strips her dry, puts her in front of the fire to warm her. When he wakes up he asks him “do you love me then?”. At first Jack hesitates, resists her and wanted to maintain an impersonal, doctor/patient relationship. Jack's concept of love is a matter of intention rather than spontaneous feelings. However Jack eventually gives in to her love. The narrator says: “She raised her face to him, and he leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth, softly, with the one kiss that is an eternal promise… He had never intended to love her. But now it was over. He had crossed the gulf to get to her, and everything he had left behind had withered and become