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Chapter 3

           "Hey,Allie!Whereyoubeen,girl?"

           TwoorthreeoftheAustralianmengatheredroundher.Shekissedthemallbriefly.InaminuteMargaret,oneofthosefatgirlswhomotherthingirls,pushedthemaway.Alisonreappearedwiththeclothesshewanted,andwewentup.

           "OhJesus,"shesaid."Australians."

           "Where’veyoubeen?"

           "Allover.France.Spain."

           Wewentintotheflat.

           "I’lljustcleanthespidersoutofthebath.Haveadrink.Overthere."

           WhenIcameback,shewasstandingwithaglassofScotchinherhand.Shesmiledagain,butitwasaneffort;shutoffalmostatonce.Ihelpedhertakeoffhermackintosh.ShewaswearingaFrenchperfumesodarkitwasalmostcarbolic,andherprimroseshirtwasdirty.

           "Youlivedownstairs?"

           "Uhhuh.Share."

           Sheraisedherglassinsilenttoast.Shehadverywide-apartgrayeyes,theonlyinnocentthingsinacorruptface,asifcircumstances,notnature,hadforcedhertobehard.Tofendforherself,yettoseemtoneeddefending.Andhervoice,onlyveryslightlyAustralian,yetnotEnglish,veeredbetweenharshness,faintnasalrancidity,andastrangesaltydirectness.Shewasbizarre,akindofhumanoxymoron.

           "Areyoualone?Attheparty?"

           "Yes."

           "Wouldyoukeepwithmethisevening?"

           "Ofcourse."

           "Comebackinabouttwentyminutes?"

           "I’llwait."

           "I’dratheryoucameback."

           Weexchangedwarysmiles.Iwentbacktotheparty.

           Margaretcameup.Ithinkshe’dbeenwaiting.

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