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Chapter 29

           Isaidratherdesperately,"IjustfeelI’denjoyitmoreifIknewwhatitallmeant."ThenitwasasifIhadsaidsomethingthatreallypleasedhim.Heturnedandgavemeasmile,tookmyarmagain.Westrolledbacktothetable."MydearNicholas,manhasbeensayingwhatyouhavejustsaidforthelasttenthousandyears.Andtheonecommonfeatureofallthosegodshehassaidittoisthatnotoneofthemhaseverreturnedananswer.""Godsdon’texisttoanswer.Youdo.""InthisrespecttreatmeasifIdidnotexist."Isneakedalookathisbald,saturnineprofile.Isaidquietly,"Whyme?"Hestoppedus."Whyanyone?Whyanything?"Igesturedtotheeast."Allthis…justtogivemealessonintheology?"Hewaspointingtothesky."Ithinkwewouldbothagreethatanygodwhocreatedallthisjusttogiveusalessonintheologywasgravelylackinginbothhumorandimagination."Wecametothetableandsatdown.Heleftalongpause."Youareperfectlyfreetoreturntoyourschoolifyouwish.Perhapsitwouldbewiser.""Andweaker."Ismiledathim."Yourrules."Heeyedme,asifhewashalfinclinedtosendmeaway.Iremindedhimthathehadneverfinishedhisstory."Verywell.Letushavealittlemorebrandyfirst."Igotupandfetchedthebottlefrombesidethelampandpouredsome.Hesippedit,andthen,afteragatheringpause,wenton."Iwasgoingtotellyoumoreofhim.Butnomatternow.Letusjumptotheclimax,Tothemomentwhenthegodslostpatiencewithhishubris.

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