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Chapter 35

           Theconstantharpingonmyintelligencemademeassuspiciousasacrow.Therearethreetypesofintelligentperson:thefirstsointelligentthatbeingcalledveryintelligentmustseemnaturalandobvious;thesecondsufficientlyintelligenttoseethatheisbeingflattered,notdescribed;thethirdsolittleintelligentthathewillbelieveanything.IknewIbelongedtothesecondkind.IcouldnotabsolutelydisbelieveConchis;allhesaidcouldjustbetrue.Isupposedtherewerestillpoorlittlerichpsychoticskeptoutofin’stitutionsbytheirdotingrelations;butConchiswastheleastdotingpersonIhadevermet.Itdidn’twash,itdidn’twash.TherewerevariousthingsaboutLily,looks,emotionalnonsequiturs,thosesuddentears,thatinretrospectseemedtoconfirmhisstory.Theyprovednothing.Herschizophreniaapart,though,hisnewexplanationofwhatwentonatBouranimademoresense;agroupofidlepeople,talentedandboredinternationalrich,andamanlikeConchisandaplacelikeBourani…"Well,"hesaid,"doyoubelieveme?""DoIlookasifIdon’t?""Wearenoneofuswhatwelook.""Youshouldn’thaveofferedmethatsuicidepill.""Youthinkallmyprussicacidisratafia?""Ididn’tsaythat.I’myourguest,Mr.Conchis.NaturallyItakeyourword."Foramoment,masksseemedtodroponbothsides;Iwaslookingatafacetotallywithouthumorandhe,Isuppose,waslookingatonewithoutgenerosity.Anatlastproclaimedhostility;aclashofwills.

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