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Chapter 45

           AtfivetotwelveIslippedbackthroughthegateandstruckoffeastwardsthroughthetreestothegulley.Imovedslowly,stoppingfrequently.Ireachedthegulley,waited,thencrosseditandwalkedassilentlyasIcouldupthepathtotheclearingwiththestatue.Itcame,majesticshadow,intosight.Theseatunderthealmondtreewasdeserted.Istoodinthestarlightattheedgeoftheclearing,verytense,certainthatsomethingwasabouttohappen,strainingtoseeiftherewasanyoneinthedenseblackbackground.Ihadanideaitmightbeamanwithblueeyesandanaxe.Therewasaloudching.Someonehadthrownastoneandhitthestatue.Isteppedintothedarknessofthepinetreebesideme.ThenIsawamovement,andaninstantlateranotherstone,apebble,rolledacrossthegroundinfrontofme.Themovementshowedagleamofwhite,anditcamefrombehindatreeonmysideoftheclearing,higherup.IknewitwasLily.Iranupthesteepslope,stumbledonce,thenstood.Shewasstandingbesidethetree,inthethickestshadow.Icouldseeherwhitedressinsidetheopenedcloak,herblondehair,andsuddenlyshereachedforwardwithbothhands.InfourlongstridesIgottoherandherarmswentroundme,thecloakfell,andwewerekissing,onelongwildkissthatlasted,withoneortwogulpsforair,forafeveredreadjustmentoftheembrace,andlasted…inthattimeIthoughtI’finallyknewher.Shehadabandonedallpretense,shewashot,passionate,shekissedwithhertongueasprim1915couldneverhavekissed.

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