Chapter 33

           Withinadayortwo,about1pmintheafternoontherewasaknockatmydoor.Itwasapainter,MontyRiff,orsoheinformedme.HealsotoldmethatIusedtogetdrunkwithhimwhenIlivedonDeLongpreAvenue.

           "Idon’trememberyou,"Isaid.

           "DeeDeeusedtobringmeover."

           "Ohyeah?Well,comeonin."Montyhada6-packwithhimandatallstatelywoman.

           "ThisisJoannaDover,"heintroducedmetoher.

           "ImissedyourreadinginHouston,"shesaid.

           "LauraStanleytoldmeallaboutyou,"Isaid.

           "Youknowher?"

           "Yes.ButI’verenamedherKatherine,afterKatherineHepburn."

           "Youreallyknowher?"

           "Fairlywell."

           "Howwell?"

           "She’sflyingouttovisitmeinadayortwo."

           "Really?"

           "Yes."

           Wefinishedthe6-packandIlefttogogetsomemore.WhenIgotbackMontywasgone.Joannatoldmethathehadanappointment.WegottotalkingaboutpaintingandIbroughtoutsomeofmine.Shelookedatthemanddecidedthatshe’dliketobuytwoofthem."Howmuch?"sheasked.

           "Well,$40forthesmalloneand$60forthelargeone."

           Joannawrotemeoutacheckfor$100.Thenshesaid,"Iwantyoutolivewithme."

           "What?Thisisprettysudden."

           "Itwouldpayoff.Ihavesomemoney.Justdon’taskmehowmuch.I’vebeenthinkingofsomereasonswhyweshouldlivetogether.Doyouwanttohearthem?"

           "No."

           "Onething,ifwelivedtogetherI’dtakeyoutoParis."

           "Ihatetotravel."

           "I’dshowyouaParisyou’dreallylike."

           "Letmethinkitover."

           Ileanedoverandgaveherakiss

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