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Chapter 67

           AssoonasheknewshewascomingtoAthenshemusthavestartedtoenvisagenewcomplicationsinhisaction;sizedupthesituation;steppedinandusedit;hadusfollowedfromthemomentwemet;thenpersuadedher,allhischarm,probablyhalfdeceivingher,aseveryoneonthefringeswasdeceived.ThatSundayhehadsuddenlygonetoNaupliawasthesamedaytheopenedtelegramfromAlisonhadarrived.Eventhen?Hadn’theforcedmetomeetherbycancelingwithoutwarningthatnext,half-termweekend?GonetoNaupliatoplan?AndLilyhadreallybeguntothrowherwebroundme,thatsamestrangeSunday.Allmusthavechangedcourse,thatday.TheliesIhadtoldthenextweekend.ToLily-Julie.Ifeltmyfacegored.Thedayshehadwornlightblue,darkblue;toechoAlison.Igrowledoutloud.Isawameetingofallofthem:Isawthemoverwhelmingherwiththeirsicklogic,theirmadness,theirease,theirmoney.Andthegreatsecret:whytheyhadchosenme.IrecalledsomethingthathadoccurredtomeintheEarthhowlittleusehadbeenmadeofRose.Allhercostumeshadbeenthere.BeforeAlison’s"entry,"shewouldhavebeengoingtoplayamuchfullerrole,andthatfirstmeetingwithherhadbeenthebeginningofit(andasneeratmyinconstancy).AtonlyoneweekfromhisfirstapproachtoAlisonConchisriadprobablynotbeenquitesureofher,soRose’srolethatweekendwasaninsuranceagainstAlison’sfailingtocooperate.VerysoonafterAlisonmusthaveagreed;soRosewithdrew.

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