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Chapter 33

           AtthesametimeIheardthesoundofaboatengine;shehearditaswell,buthereyesgavenothingaway.Shesaidinasmall,coldvoice."Pleaseletmego.""No.""Please.""No.""You’rehurtingmywrist.""Promisenottogo."Therewasapause.Shesaid,"Ipromisenottogo."Iquicklyraisedherwristandkisseditbeforeshecouldreact.Shegavemeanuncertainglance,thenpulledherhandaway,butnottooroughly.Sheswiveledroundandturnedherbacktome.Ipickedupacone."IsupposehetoldyouthisAustraliangirlsentmeacableyesterday."Shedidnotanswer."IfyousaidIcouldmeetyou,howshallIputit…officially?…herenextweekend,orunofficiallysomewhereelse…inthevillage?Anywhere.Ishouldn’tgo."Therewasapause."I’mtryingtobefrank.Nottreacherous."Herbackwassilent."Ihaven’tbeenveryhappyonPhraxos.NotuntilIcamehere,asamatteroffact.I’vebeen,well,prettylonely.IknowIdon’tlove…thisothergirl…It’sjustthatshe’sbeentheonlyperson.That’sall.""Perhapstoheryouseemtheonlyperson.""Therearedozensofothermeninherlife.Honestly.There’vebeenatleastthreemoresinceIleftEngland."ArunnerantzigzaggedneuroticallyupthewhitebackofherblouseandIreachedandffickeditoff.Shemusthavefeltmedoit,butshedidnotturn."Itwasnothing.Justanaffaire."Shedidn’tspeakforsometime.Icranedroundtoseeherface.Itwaspensive.Shesaid,"IknowyoudidnotbelievewhatMauricesaidlastnight.Butitwastrue.

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