14                              Miriam /. Benkovitz

By May, Rolfe could pay no more. He had sold nothing, and
he had no prospects. He was living on meals which Arban provid¬
ed and on credit. Most of Rolfe's time was spent on the water,
but he lacked enthusiasm even for that. He was older, exhausted
by failure, and weakened by illness. Arban, aware of Rolfe's des¬
pondency, convinced him that sharing bis flat with another pov¬
erty-stricken Englishman named Thomas Pennefather Wade-
Brown might prove serviceable, and Wade-Brown moved in.

As they often did, these two dined together at the Cavaletto
on the evening of October 25, 1913, and returned to their flat. Af¬
ter a brief char, each went to his bedroom. The next day Wade-
Brown found Rolfe lying fully dressed on bis bed where he had
fallen with a final heart seizure. Let it be hoped that Rolfe had
come at last to the fulfillment of the desire and pursuit of the
whole, that is, that he had found love.