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Chapter 71

           "Sheswungherfeetup;shewasalittletoogirlish,tooawareofhergoodfigure;reactingfromaruralboredom."Butcomeon.TellmeaboutyourfamouswriterI’veneverheardof.You’vemethim?""HediedintheOccupation.""Poorman.Whatof?""Cancer."Ihurriedon."Hewas,well,verysecretiveabouthispast,soonehastodeducethingsfromhiswork.WeknowthathewasGreek,buthemayhavepretendedtobeItalian."Ijumpedupandgaveheralightforhercigarette."Ijustcan’tbelieveitwasMr.Rat.Hewassuchafunnylittleman.""Canyourememberonethinghisplayingtheharpsichordaswellasthepiano?""Theharpsichordistheplonkety-plonkone?"Inodded,butsheshookherhead."Youdidsayawriter?""Heturnedfrommusictoliterature.Yousee,therearecountlessreferencesinhisearlypoemsandin,well,anovelhewrotetoanunhappybutverysignificantloveaffairehehadwhenhewasstillinEngland.Ofcoursewejustdon’tknowtowhatextenthewasrecallingrealityandtowhatextentembroideringonit.""ButamImentioned?""Thereareallsortsofcluesthatsuggestthegirl’snamewasaflowername.Andthathelivednearher.Andthatthecommonbondwasmusic…"Shesatup,fascinated."Howonearthdidyoutracethistous?""Ohvariousclues.Fromliteraryreferences.IknewitwasverynearLord’scricketground.Inone…passagehetalksofthisgirlwithherancientBritishfamilyname.Oh,andherfamousdoctorfather.ThenIstartedlookingatstreetdirectories.""Howabsolutelyextraordinary.

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