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Chapter 4

           "IfIsaywhatIfeelaboutyou,willyou…"

           "Iknowwhatyoufeel."

           Anditwasthere:anaccusingsilence.

           Ireachedoutandtouchedherbarestomach.Shepushedmyhandaway,butheldit."Youfeel,Ifeel,what’sthegood.It’swhatwefeel.WhatyoufeeliswhatIfeel.I’mawoman."

           Iwasfrightened;andcalculatedmyanswer.

           "WouldyoumarrymeifIaskedyou?"

           "Youcan’tsayitlikethat."

           "I’dmarryyoutomorrowifIthoughtyoureallyneededme.Orwantedme."

           "OhNicko,Nicko."Rainlashedthewindowpanes.Shebeatmyhandonthebedbetweenus.Therewasalongsilence.

           "I’vejustgottogetoutofthiscountry."

           Shedidn’tanswer;moresilence,andthenshespoke.

           "Pete’scomingbacktoLondonnextweek."

           "Whatwillhedo?"

           "Don’tworry.Heknows."

           "Howdoyouknowheknows?"

           "Iwrotetohim."

           "Hasheanswered?"

           Shebreathedout."Nostrings."

           "Doyouwanttogobacktohim?"

           Sheturnedonherelbowandmademeturnmyhead,sothatourfaceswereveryclosetogether.

           "Askmetomarryyou."

           "Willyoumarryme?"

           "No."Sheturnedaway.

           "Whydidyoudothat?"

           "Togetitover.I’mgoingtobeanairhostess,andyou’regoingtoGreece.You’refree."

           "Andyou’refree."

           "IfitmakesyouhappierI’mfree."

           Theraincameinsuddengreatswathesacrossthetreetopsandhitthewindowsandtheroof;likespringrain,outofseason

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