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Chapter 69

           Itwasexpensive,buttherewasatelephoneand,thoughthelandladylivedinthebasement,shewasanunmistakableCharlotteStreetbohemianofthe1930’svintage:sluttish,battered,chain-smoking.ShemanagedtoletmeknowwithinthefirstfiveminutesIwasinthehousethatDylanThomashadoncebeen"aclosefriend""God,thetimesI’vehadtoputhimtobed,poorsod."Ididn’tbelieveher."Dylanslept(orsleptitoff)here"istoCharlotteStreetratherwhatthesimilarclaimaboutQueenElizabethusedtobetothecountryinnsofEngland.ButIlikedher"Myname’sJoan,everyonecallsmeKemp."Kemp’sintellect,likeherpotteryandpaintings,wasamess;butherheartwasintherightplace."Okay,"shesaidatthedoor,afterI’dagreedtotaketherooms."AslongasIhaveyourmoney.Bringinwhoyouwantwhenyouwant.Thelastboywasaponce.Anabsolutesweetie.Thebloodyfascistsgothimlastweek.""GoodLord."Shenodded."Them."Ilookedround,andsawtwoyoungpolicemenstandingonthecorner.IalsoboughtanoldMG.Thebodywasbadandtheroofleaked,buttheengineseemedtohaveayearortwooflifeleft.ItookKempouttoJackStraw’sCastleonagrandinauguralrun

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