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Chapter 18

           Iwantedtolightacigarette,butmorethanthatIwantednottodistracthim,hisreachingback.SoIheldthecigarettebetweenmyfingers,andwaited."Lily.Shehad,yes,IsupposeaBotticellibeauty,longfairhair,gray-violeteyes.Butthatmakeshersoundtoopale,tooPre-Raphaelite.Shehadsomethingthatisgonefromtheworld,fromthefemaleworld.Asweetnesswithoutsentimentality,alimpiditywithoutnaïvety.Shewassoeasytohurt,totease.Andwhensheteased,itwaslikeacaress.Imakehersoundtoocolorlesstoyou.Ofcourse,inthosedays,whatweyoungmenlookedforwasnotsomuchthebodyasthesoul.Lilywasaveryprettygirl.Butitwashersoulthatwassanspareil."Noobstaclesexceptthoseofproprietywereeverputbetweenus.Isaidjustnowthatwewereveryalikeininterestsandtastes.Butwewereoppositesintemperament.Lilywasalwayssoveryselfcontrolled,patient,helping.Iwastemperamental.Moody.Andveryselfish.Ineversawherhurtanyoneoranything.ButifIwantedsomethingIwanteditatonce.Lilyusedtodisgustmewithmyself.IusedtothinkofmyGreekbloodas’dark’blood.AlmostNegroblood."AndthentooIsoonbegantoloveherphysically.Whereasshelovedme,ortreatedme,moreasabrother.Ofcourseweknewweweregoingtomarry;wepromisedourselvestoeachotherwhenshewasonlysixteen.ButIwashardlyeverallowedtokissher.Youcannotimaginethis.Tobesoclosetoagirlandyetsorarelybeabletocaressher.Mydesireswereveryinnocent.

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