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Chapter 31

           Again,Ihadnofeelingofthesupernatural,nofeelingthatthiswasmorethananothernastytwistinthemasque;ablackinversionofthesceneonthebeach.ThatdoesnotmeanIwasnotfrightened.Iwas,andveryfrightened;butmyfearcamefromafeelingthatanythingmighthappen.Thattherewerenolimitsinthismasque,nonormalsociallawsorconventions.TwothingshappenedinthemomentsIstoodthere.Mariacametowardsme;andthetwofiguresswiftlywithdrew,asiftoavoidanychanceofherseeingthem.Lily’sdoppelgangerwaspulledbackimperiouslybytheblackhandonhershoulder.Attheverylastmomentshelookeddownatme,butherfacewasexpressionless.IbegantorunbacktowardsthepointonthepathwhereIcouldseedowntothebeach.Iflungalookovermyshoulder.Thefiguresontheterracehaddisappeared.IcametothebendfromwhichIcouldseedown,fromwhere,nothalfaminutebefore,IhadwatchedtheLilyonthebeachlastwave.Thejettywasdeserted;thatendofthesmallcovewasempty.Iranfurtherdown,tothelittleflatspacewiththebench,fromwhereIcouldseealmostallthebeacharidmostofthepathup.Iwaitedinvainforthemountingbrightdresstoappear.Ithought,shemustbehidinginthelittlecave,oramongtherocks.Iturnedandbegantoclimbswiftlybacktowardsthehouse.Mariawasstillwaitingformeattheedgeofthecolonnade.Shehadbeenjoinedbyaman.IrecognizedHermes,thetaciturndonkeydriver.

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