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Chapter 34

           "What’syourrealname?""Don’tyoulikeLily?""GoodLord."Shelooked."You’vejustcontracted’not’."Shesmiled,andrepeatedherquestion,stillcontracting’not,’admittingsurrender."Don’tyou?""Notmuch.It’ssoVictorian.""PoorVictorians.""What’syoursister’sname?"Shewassilent.Shelookedatherhands,thenouttoseaagain;madeuphermindwithalittlesidewayslook."Icriedasmuchbecauseyouhadn’tunderstood.Notbecauseyouhad.Butit’snotyourfault.""That’stheoddestsister’snameI’veeverheard."Shewouldnotlookatme;orsmile.’Youcan’tunderstandhowdifficultthingsare.""Difficult?""IoweMauricesomuch.I…it’simpossible,Ican’texplain.ButIowehimeverything.SoImustgoondoingwhathewants.""Andyoursisteristhesame?""Ican’tlietohim.Idon’tmean,Imustn’t.ImeanliterallyIcan’tlietohim."Shesoundedmiserable,cornered."Anyonecanlietoanyone.Can’tthey?""You’llunderstandtonight.""How?""You’llunderstandwhyIcan’tlietohimevenifIwantto."Ichangedtheattack."Doingwhathewantswhatdoeshewant?""WhatI’vebeenbeingwithyou.""Mysterious?"Shenodded.Isoughtfortheword."Flirtatious?"Shenoddedagain.Iglancedatherdowncastface."Soyoureallydon’tlikemeatall.Youjustleadmeonbecausehewantsyouto.""Ididn’tsaythat.""Doyoulikeme?"Ahugebronzemaybugboomedroundtheupperbranchesofthealmond.Thestatuestoodinthesunandeternallycommandedthewindandthesea.

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