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Chapter 72

           ButIwarnyouthatyouwillseenooneyouwanttosee.OnlyBenjieandGunnelandmytwomiddlechildrenwhentheycomehomefromFrancenextweek.Onlyonepersonismakingyouwaitatthemoment.""Sheshouldtellmesoherself."Shelookedoutofthewindow,thensidewaysatme."Ishouldsoliketohelpyou.""IwantAlison.Nothelp.""MayIcallyouNicholasnow?"Iturnedawayfromher;wenttothesofatable,stareddownatthephotosthere."Verywell.Iwillnotaskagain."Wefacedeachother."Icouldgotoanewspaperandsellthemthestory.Icouldruinyourwholeblasted…""Justasyoucouldhavebroughtthatcatdownacrossmydaughter’sback."Ilookedsharplybackather."Itwasyou?Inthesedan?""No.""Alison?""Youweretold.Itwasempty."Shemetmydisbelievingeyes."Igiveyoumyword.ItwasnotAlison.Ormyself."Shesmiledatmystillsuspiciouslook."Well.Perhapstherewassomeonethere.""Who?""Someone…quitefamousintheworld.Whosefaceyoumighthaverecognized.Thatisall."Tendrilsofhersympathybegantosneaktheirwaythroughmyanger.Withacurtlook,Iwheeledandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Shecameafterme,snatchingupasheetofpaperfromthetopofthedesk."Pleasetakethis."Isawalistofnames;datesofbirth;HughestodeSeitas,February22,1933;thetelephonenumber."Itdoesn’tproveanything.""Yesitdoes.GotoSomersetHouse."Ishrugged,pushedthelistcarelesslyinmypocketandwentonwithoutlookingather

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