Inthecoveredwoodshedtowhichshehadledhim,shesatcross-leggeduponhergolfshoes, , takinginhissomewhatproudcarriagethatneverquiteyieldedtothewoodenpostagainstwhichheleaned; shelookedintohisfacethatalwaystriedtodisciplineitselfintomoldsofattentiveseriousness, ;shewasafraidofit, yetmoreanxioustoexplore--thiswashismoremasculineside: theotherpart, thetrainedpart, theconsiderationinthepoliteeyes, sheexpropriatedwithoutquestion, asmostwomendid.
"Atleastthisinstitutionhasbeengoodforlanguages,"saidNicole."I'vespokenFrenchwithtwodoctors,andGermanwiththenurses, andItalian, orsomethinglikeit, withacoupleofscrub-womenandoneofthepatients, andI'vepickedupalotofSpanishfromanother."
"That'sfine."
Hetriedtoarrangeanattitudebutnologicseemedforthcoming.
"--'--thelastfewmonthsI'--musicandthedrawing." Sheleanedsuddenlyandtwistedaloosestripfromthesoleofhershoeandthenlookedup."I'dliketodrawyoujustthewayyouarenow."
Itmadehimsadwhenshebroughtoutheraccomplishmentsforhisapproval.
"'tseemtobeinterestedinanythingexceptmywork."
"Oh, Ithinkthat'sfineforaman," shesaidquickly."ButforagirlIthinksheoughttohavelotsofminoraccomplishmentsandpassthemontoherchildren."
"Isupposeso," saidDickwithdeliberatedindifference.
?leofwetblanket, butnowshesatquiet.
"You'reallwell," hesaid."Trytoforgetthepast;don'toverdothingsforayearorso.GobacktoAmericaandbeadébutanteandfallinlove--andbehappy."
"Icouldn'tfallinlove." Herinjuredshoescrapedacocoonofdustfromthelogonwhichshesat.
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