[she smiles. no-- beams. because the prospect of being able to see her friends at home excites her just as much as the prospect of keeping in touch and seeing him again in the future does]

Yes, that's right. Provided he can actually do it. It almost feels like. . . cheating.

[but. Sara told her to be a little selfish, and so selfish she will be]

And I'll be expecting you to write to me as much as you can, because I'll certainly be writing to you.

It will be-- something. Something to keep us in contact until we meet again.