Hehadseenthemthough, astheylefttheirpavilion,, drinkinganisette.
"Youwerelikeyouusedtobethenightyouhelpedus," shewassaying, "exceptattheend, 'tyounicelikethatalways? Youcanbe."
ItseemedfantastictoDicktobeinapositionwhereMaryNorthcouldtellhimaboutthings.
"Yourfriendsstilllikeyou, 'vebeendrinking.I'vespentmostofmytimedefendingyouthissummer."
"ThatremarkisoneofDoctorEliot'sclassics."
"It'--"Shehesitated, "evenwhenAbedrankhardest, heneveroffendedpeoplelikeyoudo."
"You'reallsodull," hesaid.
"Butwe'reallthereis!" criedMary."Ifyoudon'tlikenicepeople, trytheoneswhoaren'tnice, andseehowyoulikethat! Allpeoplewantistohaveagoodtimeandifyoumakethemunhappyyoucutyourselfofffromnourishment."
"HaveIbeennourished?" heasked.
Marywashavingagoodtime, thoughshedidnotknowit, : ", afterAbeyoucanimaginehowIfeelaboutit--sinceIwatchedtheprogressofagoodmantowardalcoholism--"
DownthestepstrippedLadyCarolineSibly-Bierswithblithetheatricality.
Dickfeltfine--hewasalreadywellinadvanceoftheday; arrivedatwhereamanshouldbeattheendofagooddinner, yetheshowedonlyafine, considered, , forthemomentclearasachild's, askedhersympathyandstealingoverhimhefelttheoldnecessityofconvincingherthathewasthelastmanintheworldandshewasthelastwoman.
...Thenhewouldnothavetolookatthosetwootherfigures, amanandawoman, blackandwhiteandmetallicagainstthesky....
"Youoncelikedme, didn'tyou?" heasked.
"'vehadanybodyyouwantedfortheasking--"
"Therehasalwaysbeensomethingbetweenyouandme."
Shebiteagerly."Hasthere, Dick?"
"Always--Iknewyourtroublesandhowbraveyouwereaboutthem." Buttheoldinteriorlaughterhadbeguninsidehimandheknewhecouldn'tkeepitupmuchlonger.
"Ialwaysthoughtyouknewalot," Marysaidenthusiastically."'swhyIwassoafraidofyouwhenwedidn'tgetalongsowell."
Hisglancefellsoftandkinduponhers, suggestinganemotionunderneath; theirglancesmarriedsuddenly, bedded, , asthelaughterinsideofhimbecamesoloudthatitseemedasifMarymusthearit, DickswitchedoffthelightandtheywerebackintheRivierasun.
"Imustgo," ; .
"I'mgoingtohim." Nicolegottoherknees.
"No, you'renot," saidTommy, pullingherdownfirmly."Letwellenoughalone.
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