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Chapter 43

           Ihadjusttimetogetmyhandtothesmallofherback,topressherbodyagainstmine,knowitsweight,slenderness,thefleshreality.Butthenshepushedmeaway."Wemustn’t.Nothere.""Lily."Shegavemeanalmostfrighteninglyintenseout-of-rolelook;asifIhadforcedhertodosomethingshewasashamedof;anditssinceritywasverynearlyasexcitingasthetouchofhermouth.Itriedtopullherbacktomeagain."No.BecauseofMaurice."Shepressedmyhandwithsuddenfirmness,akindofpromiseoftheemotionshehadtohide,andwentbacktothetable.Butshestoodbyit,asifshewasatalosstoknowwhattodonow.Iwentbehindher."Whydidyoudothat?"Shestoodstaringdownatthetable,keepingherfacehalfavertedfromme."Becausehetoldyouto?"Sheturnedthen,aswift,franklookofdenial;andasquicklyturnedawayagain.Shemovedoutintothesunatthefrontofthecolonnade.Iwentafterher."Youmustletmeseeyoualoneagain.Tonight.""No."Sheswayedround,flaringherstole,likeafigurefromBeardsley,sothatwewalkedbacktotheterraceendofthecolonnade."Atmidnight.Bythestatue.""Idaren’t.""Becauseofhim?""Becauseofeverything."Shegavemeasidelook.Asifshewouldliketosaymore.Wewalkedanothersteportwo.Shecametoadecision."It’ssocomplicated.Idon’tknowwhattodoanymore."Shemurmured,"IfIthinkIcan…"Shedidn’tfinishthesentence.Iputmyarmroundhershoulderandkissedthesideofherhead.Shetwistedlightlyaway.

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