Волхв

Chapter 31

           "Iseealltheusualthings.Longlife.Happiness.Children.Andthen…intelligence.Alotofintelligence.Someheart.Andyesgreatactingability,combinedwithastrongsenseofhumor.Andthislinemeansthatyoulovemystery.ButIthinktheacting’sstrongest."Alittlewhitecloudfloatedacrossthesun,castingshadowoverthebeach.Shetookherhandaway,andstareddownatitinherlap."Anddeath?""Isaid.Alonglife.""ButIamdead.Onecannotdietwice."Itouchedherarm."You’rethemostlivingdeadpersonI’veevermet."Shedidnotsmile;therewasswiftly,tooswiftly,somethingverycoldandgrayinhereyes,asilenttrouble."Ohcomeon.Thereisalimit.""Deathisthelimit."Iknewshemustbeimprovisinghermoodsanddialoguewithme.Thecloudhadcome;shehadbroughtindeath.Itwastimetocallherbluff."Look""Youstilldonotunderstand.""OfcourseI’llkeepupthepretenseinfrontofMaurice.""WeareinfrontofMaurice."Ithoughtforonemadmomentthathehadcreptupbehindus.Ievenlookedround.Therewasnoone;andnoplacewhereanyonecouldhavehiddenandoverheardus."LilyIadmirehim.Ilikehim.Ilikethisextraordinarymasqueofhis.Verymuch.AndIadmireyouforbeingso…faithful?But"Shesaidabruptly,"Ihavenochoice."Thiswasanewtack.IthoughtIheardafaintnoteofregret.Thatheinsistedonherkeepingupthepretenseatalltimes?Onpainofdismissal,perhaps?"Meaning?""EverythingyousaytomeandIsaytoyou,hehears,heknows.

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