Chapter 101

           IhadbeencorrespondingwithTanyaandontheeveningofJanuary5thshephoned.ShehadahighexcitedsexyvoicelikeBettyBoopusedtohave."I’mflyingdowntomorrowevening.Willyoupickmeupattheairport?"

           "HowwillIrecognizeyou?"

           "I’llwearawhiterose."

           "Great."

           "Listen,areyousureyouwantmetocome?"

           "Yes."

           "Allright,I’llbethere."

           Iputdownthephone.IthoughtofSara.ButSaraandIweren’tmarried.Amanhadaright.Iwasawriter.Iwasadirtyoldman.Humanrelationshipsdidn’tworkanyhow.Onlythefirsttwoweekshadanyzing,thentheparticipantslosttheirinterest.Masksdroppedawayandrealpeoplebegantoappear:cranks,imbeciles,thedemented,thevengeful,sadists,killers.Modernsocietyhadcreateditsownkindandtheyfeastedoneachother.Itwasadueltothedeath-inacesspool.Themostonecouldhopeforinahumanrelationship,Idecided,wastwoandone-halfyears.KingMongutofSiamhad9,000wivesandconcubines;KingSolomonoftheOldTestamenthad700wives;AugusttheStrongofSaxonyhad365wives,oneforeachdayoftheyear.Safetyinnumbers.

           IdialedSara’snumber.Shewasin.

           "Hi,"Isaid.

           "I’mgladyoucalled,"shesaid,"Iwasjustthinkingofyou."

           "How’stheoldhealthfoodInndoing?"

           "Itwasn’tabadday."

           "Yououghttoraiseyourprices.Yougiveyourstuffaway."

           "IfIjustbreakevenIdon’thavetopaytaxes."

           "Listen,somebodyphonedmetonight."

           "Who?’

           "Tanya."

           "Tanya?"

           "Yes,we’vebeenwriting.Shelikesmypoems."

           "Isawthatletter.Theoneshewrote.

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