Vision fugitive⁠ ⁠… ;

or of:

In matters such as this

’Tis best to close one’s eyes.

In matters such as this ’Tis best to close one’s eyes.

A few months later, if my grandfather asked Swann’s new friend “What about Swann? Do you still see as much of him as ever?” the other’s face would lengthen: “Never mention his name to me again!”

“But I thought that you were such friends⁠ ⁠…”