Não, ela não esqueceu.
As principais pistas estão na descrição de Crichton de como Norman vê Beth ao longo do livro.
No início do livro, ele a descreve como "masculina" e " com recursos nítidos ". Ele reconhece que ela é "bonita", mas ele se concentra principalmente em seus músculos e físico
Na metade do livro, a esfera começa a mexer com suas percepções e sua descrição se torna muito mais favorável;Beth Halpern, the team zoologist, was a study in contrasts. She was a tall, angular woman of thirty-six who could be called pretty despite her sharp features and the almost masculine quality of her body. In the years since Norman had last seen her, she seemed to have emphasized her masculine side even more. Beth was a serious weight-lifter and runner; the veins and muscles bulged at her neck and on her forearms, and her legs, beneath her shorts, were powerful. Her hair was cut short, hardly longer than a man’s.
She looked okay. If anything, she looked better than ever. Stronger, clearer. She actually looked rather beautiful, he thought.
Mais tarde, o efeito se torna ainda mais pronunciado;
Norman went up to the lab to see beth, but she was asleep, curled up on her couch. In sleep, she looked quite beautiful. It was odd after all the time down here she should seem so radiant. It was as if the harshness had gone out of her features. Her nose did not seem so sharp any more; the line of the mouth was softer, fuller. He looked at her arms, which had been sinewy, veins bulging. The muscles seemed smoother, more feminine somehow.
Na última página, vemos que ela manteve sua beleza . É evidente que alguém ainda deve ter "o poder" e como ela era a única que estava relutante em desistir, podemos razoavelmente concluir que ela induziu os outros a abrir mão de seu poder enquanto retinham o poder.
He glanced back at Beth and Harry. They both looked tired. Beth stared into space, preoccupied with her own thoughts. But her face was serene; despite the hardships of their time underwater, Norman thought she looked almost beautiful. “You know, Beth,” he said, “you look lovely.”