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Chapter 31

           ""AmI?"Ihadmeantit;andIhadalsomeanttoembarrassher,Butshesimplywidenedhersmileandstaredbackatme,andIwastheonewhoeventuallylookeddown."Dowestillhaveto…keeptotherules?""Ifyouwantmetositwithyou.""Who’stheothergirl?""Whatothergirl?"Herinnocencewascharming;nonaturalandsofalse;anirresistibleinvitationtotakenothingseriously."WhenamIgoingtomeetyourbrother?"Herprettilylashedeyesflickeredmodestlydownandsideways.Ihopeyoudidnotventuretothinkhewasreallymybrother?""Iventuredtothinkallsortsofthings."Shesoughtmymeaning,foramomentheldmyeyes,thenbitherlips.FornoreasonatallIbegantofeellessjealous."Wouldn’tyouliketobathe?""No.Icannotswim.""Icouldteachyou.It’sveryeasy.""Thankyou.Idonotlikeseawater."Silence.Sheshiftedapebblewithhershoe.Itwasaprettybuttonedshoeofgraykidoverawhitesilkstocking,butveryold-fashioned.Thehemofherdresscamewithinthreeoffourinchesofherankles.Herhairblewforward,cloudingherfacealittle.Iwantedtobrushitback."YouspeaklikeaScandinaviansometimes.""Yes?""’Icannotswim.’’Idonotlike.’""WhatshouldIsay?""Ican’tswim.Idon’tlike."Shemadealittlepout,thenputonaverycreditableforeignaccent."DoesitmattaireefIamnotEenglish?"ThenshesmiledliketheCheshireCat;disappearingbehindherhumor."Doesitmatterifyoutellmewhoyoureallyare?""Givemeyourhand.Iwillreadyourfortune.

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