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Chapter 35

           Asonesayssuchthingstoachild.Toencouragethemtoobey.""Butsheisn’tachild.""Ispeakmetaphorically.AsofcourseIwasspeakinglastnight.""Butshe’sveryintelligent."Hegavemeaprofessionallook."Thecorrelationbetweenhighintelligenceandschizophreniaiswellknown."Iatemysandwich,andthengrinnedathim."EverydayIspendhereIfeelmylegsgetalittlelonger.There’ssomuchpullingonthem."Helookedamazed,evenashadeirritated."Iammostcertainlynotpullingyourlegatthemoment.Farfromit.""Ithinkyouare.ButIdon’tmind."Hepushedhischairawayfromthetableandmadeanewgesture;pressinghishandstohistemples,asifhehadbeenguiltyofsometerriblemistake.Itwasrightoutofcharacter;andIknewhewasacting."Iwassosurethatyouhadunderstoodbynow.""IthinkIhave."HegavemeapiercinglookIwasmeanttobelieve,anddidn’t."TherearepersonalreasonsIcannotgointonowwhyIshouldevenifIdidnotloveherasadaughterfeelthegravestresponsibilityfortheunfortunatecreatureyouhavebeenwithtoday."Hepouredhotwaterintothesilverteapot."Sheisoneoftheprincipal,theprincipalreasonwhyIcometoBouranianditsisolation.Ithoughtyouhadrealizedthatbynow.""OfcourseIhad…inaway.""Thisistheoneplacewherethepoorchildcanroamalittleandindulgeherfantasies."Iwasthinkingbackfastwhathadshesaid…Iowehimsomuch…Ican’texplain…Ican’tlietohim.

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