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Chapter 43

           "Igrinned;hestudiouslyavoidedlookingatme."Ididn’tnoticeit.""Sheisdeceitful."Thenhesaid,asifitfollowed,"Shehasspokenofyouagreatdealinourabsence.""MayIaskwhereyouwere?""WewereinBeirut,Nicholas.Andshetalkedaboutyouintermsthatsuggestedthepossibilityofacertainphysicalattraction.Isaythismerelytowarnyou.Youmustresistallheradvancesinthatline.Thiswillbedifficultforyou.Sheisaprettygirl.Andverycleveratgettingwhatshewants.""I’lldomybest."Ismiledathimagain,toinsuremyselfagainstseeminghisfool.ButoncemorehehadneatlyslashedoffthecautiousbeliefIwasbeginningtogrowinLilyasatotallyindependentperson,withindependentmotives.Itwasasifhecouldneverletmeresttoolongonthepleasantsideofthemasque;alwaystheblacksidehadtobeevoked.AlwayshehadtosuggestthatLilywassimplythepersonificationofhisirony,hispartnerinmakingalldeclarationsambivalent.EverytruthatBouraniwasasortoflie;andeveryliethere,asortoftruth.IaskedhimwhattheyhadbeendoinginBeirut,andaswewentdownthroughthetrees,hetalkedabouttheLebanon,whichhadnotbeenthesubjectofmyquestion,butwhichIguessedwasalltheanswerIshouldgettoit.Later,whenhepressedmetotellhimaboutAlison,Ipaidhimbackinhisowncoin.

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