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Chapter 42

           "Sowhatnow?Icurtseyandwithdraw?""IwishtoGodIwasn’tsocomplicated"Complicated!"Shesnorted."Selfish.""That’sbetter."Weweresilent.Twocoupledyellowbutterfliesflittedheavily,saggingly,past."AllIwantedwasthatyoushouldknowwhatIam.""Iknowwhatyouare.""Ifyoudidyou’dhavecutmeoutrightatthebeginning.""Istillknowwhatyouare.""Iwantyoutodonowwhateverseemsbesttoyou.Tellmetogotohell.Forgood.Hateme.""Orwaitforyou?"Andhercoldgrayeyeswentthroughme,cuttingverydeep.Shestoodupandwenttowash.Itwashopeless.Icouldn’tmanageit,Icouldn’texplain,andshecouldneverunderstand.Iputmyclothesonandturnedmybackwhileshedressedinsilence.Whenshewasready,shesaid,"Don’tforGod’ssakesayanymore.Ican’tbearit."WegottoArachovaaboutfiveandafteraquickmealsetofftodrivebacktoAthens.Itwicetriedtodiscusseverythingwithher,butshewouldn’tallowit.Wehadsaidallthatcouldbesaid;andshesatbrooding,wordless,alltheway.WecameoverthepassatDaphneatabouteight-thirty,withthelastlightoverthepinkandambercity,thefirstneonsignsroundSyntagmaandOmonialikedistantjewels.Ithoughtofwherewehadbeenthattimethenightbefore,andglancedatAlison.Shewasputtingonlipstick.

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