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Chapter 72

           Andwilldoanythingtoget.""Exceptthatthiswasn’tapainting.Itwasagirlwithasmuchmoralityasaworn-outwhorefromthePlacePigalle."Sheletalittlesilencepass,theelegantdrawing-roomreprove,thensaidquietly,thoughwithafeminineirony,"Strongwords."Iturnedonher."Look,Ibegintowonderhowmuchyouknow,Firstofall,yournotsovirgindaughter""Iknowpreciselywhatshedid."Shesatcalmlyfacingme;butalittlemoreerect."AndIknowpreciselythereasonsbehindwhatshedid.ButifItoldyouthem,Iwouldtellyoueverything.""ShallIcallthosetwodownthere?TellyoursonhowhissisterperformsIthinkthat’stheeuphemismwithaNegro?"Sheletsilencepassagain,asiftoisolatewhatIsaid;aspeopleleaveaquestionunansweredinordertosnubthequestioner."DoesaNegromakeitsomuchworse?""Itdoesn’tmakeitanybetter.""Heisaveryintelligentandcharmingman.Theyhavebeensleepingtogetherforsometime.""Andyouapprove?""Myapprovalisunaskedforandungiven.Lilyisofage."Igrinnedsourlyather,thenlookedoutatthegarden."NowIunderstandwhyyougrowsomanyflowers."Sheshiftedherhead,notunderstanding.Isaid,"Tocoverthestinkofsulphur."Shegotupandstoodwithonehandonthemantelpiece,watchingmeasIwalkedabouttheroom;stillcalm,alert,playingmeasifIwasakite.Imightplungeandflare;butsheheldthestring."Areyoupreparedtolistenwithoutinterrupting?"Ilookedather;thenshruggedassent."Verywell.

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