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Chapter 26

           Onedoesn’tfallinloveinfiveseconds;butfivesecondscansetonedreamingoffallinginlove,especiallyinacommunityasunrelievedlymasculineasthatoftheLordByronSchool.ThemoreIthoughtofthatmidnightface,themoreintelligentandcharmingitbecame;anditseemedtootohavehadabreeding,afastidiousness,adelicacy,thatattractedmeasfatallyasthelocalfishermen’slampsattractedfishonmoonlessnights.IremindedmyselfthatifConchswasrichenoughtoownModiglianisandBonnards,hewasrichenoughtopicktheverybestinmistresses.Ihadtopresumesomesortofsexualrelationshipbetweenthegirlandhimtodootherwisewouldhavebeennaïve;butforallthattherehadbeensomethingmuchmoredaughterly,affectionatelyprotective,thansexualinherglancebackathim.ImusthavereadAlison’sletteradozentimesthatMonday,tryingtodecidewhattodoaboutit.Iknewithadtobeanswered,butIcametotheconclusionthatthelongerIleftit,thebetter.TostopitssilentnaggingIpusheditawayinthebottomdrawerofmydesk;wenttobed,thoughtaboutBourani,driftedintovariousromanticsexualfantasieswiththatenigmaticfigure;andfailedentirely,inspiteofmytiredness,togotosleep.Thecrimeofsyphilishadmademebansexfrommymindforweeks;nowIwasnotguiltyhalfanhourwithatextbookConchishadgivenmetolookathadconvincedmehisdiagnosiswasrightthelibidorosestrong.

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