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Chapter 55

           ""Whywon’tIwanttoseeher?""Becauseyouwillunderstandbythenhowmuchshehasdeceivedyou.""Idon’tmindbeingdeceived.EspeciallybyagirlasprettyasJulie."Hiseyeshesitated,blackwithsuspicion,alightningassessment;itwaslikeplayingchesswithafive-secondmovelimit.Hesaid,"Thatisnothername.""Youtoldmeitwas.""Iwasdeceivingyou.""Andherbankmanager?"Hequizzed,uncertainofmymeaning.Itookoutmywallet,foundtheletterfromBarclay’sandpusheditacrossthetabletohim.Hereaditslowly,twice,asifitwasdifficulttounderstand,thenputitbackonthetable.Foramomenthehadadowncast,bewilderedlook;LeardeceivedbyCordelia.Thenwithalittleshrug,agrimace,awidesmile,heconcededdefeat."Iunderstand.ItisIwhoamthebutttoday.""Shebeggedmenottotellyou.""Youareinlove.""Iknowshetoldyou."Helookeddown."Yes,yes,shetoldme.""Shewrotemealetter."Hiseyeswerehurt;almostreproachful."Iknowyouhaven’tbeeninGeneva,butthat’sall.I’mhappytogoonbeingthebutt."Hemadeagestureofdismissal."ThisisallIhavetriedtoavoidinmytheatre.Nowitistheatremake-believeandartifice."Hewavedtheinfamousideaoftheconventionaltheatreaway;tappedhishead."Ihavetriedtobetooclever.""I’msorry."Hestoodup,stareddownatme."Well.Youarefortunate.Thatsheshouldreallyloveyou.Ididnotexpectit.""No?"Ismiledbackathisslowsmile."LetussayIdidnotintendit.""Ithink,Mr.

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