Chapter 35

           AsIwalkedoverthecarpetofpineneedlestomeethim,Idecidedtobeslightlyannoyed;andthen,whenIwasclosetohim,somethingabouthisquizzicallookmademechangetactics.ItobviouslydidnotpayatBouranitolookorspeakasonefelt.Ibelieved,intermsofbelievingaperson’seyesandvoiceandgestures,thatLilyhadnotbeenlyingtomeatleastinregardtosomestrain,sometensioninherrelationshipwithConchis;butIknewverywellthatshecouldhavebeenlyingtome."Hello.""Goodafternoon,Nicholas.Imustapologizeforthatsuddenabsence.TherehasbeenasmallscareonWallStreet."WallStreetseemedtobeontheothersideoftheuniverse;notjustoftheworld.Itriedtolookconcerned."Oh.""IhadtogotoNaupliatotelephoneGeneva.""Ihopeyou’renotbankrupt.""Onlyafooliseverbankrupt.Andheisbankruptforever.YouhavebeenwithLily?""Yes."Webegantowalkbacktowardsthehouse.Isizedhimup,andsaid,"AndI’vemethertwinsister."Hetouchedthepowerfulglassesaroundhisneck."IthoughtIheardasubalpinewarbler.Itisverylateforthemtobestillonmigration."Itwasnotexactlyasnub,butasortofconjuringtrick:howtomakethesubjectdisappear."Orrather,seenhertwinsister."Hewalkedseveralstepson;Ihadanideathathewasthinkingfast."Lilyhadnosister.Thereforehasnosisterhere.""IonlymeanttosaythatI’vebeenverywellentertainedinyourabsence."Hedidnotsmile,butinclinedhishead.Wesaidnothingmore.

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