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Chapter 73

           ItsaideverythingIhadtosaytoher;Imusthavereadittwentytimes,asifbyreadingitenoughIcouldturnitintothedefinitivetruthaboutmyinnocenceandhercomplicity.ButIkeptonputtingoffpostingit,andintheenditspentthenightonthemantelpiece.IhadgotintothehabitofgoingdownandhavingbreakfastwithKempmostmornings,thoughnotthoselastthree,whenIhadcarriedwithmeascowlagainstthewholehumancondition.Kemphadnotimeatallforthekitchen,butshecouldmakeagoodcupofcoffee;andonthefourthmorning,Ibadlyneededit.WhenIcameinsheputtheDailyWorkerdownshereadtheWorker"forthetruth"andacertainotherpaper"forthefuckinglies"andsattheresmoking.Hermouthwithoutacigarettewaslikeayachtwithoutamast;onepresumeddisaster.Weexchangedacoupleofsentences.Shefellsilent.ButduringthenextfewminutesIbecameawarethatIwasundergoingaprolongedscrutinythroughthesmokesheworelikeamercifulveilinfrontofherGorgon-likemorningface.Ipretendedtoread;butthatdidn’tdeceiveher."What’supwithyou,Nick?""Upwithme?""Nofriends.Nogirls.Nothing.""Notatthistimeofthemorning.Please."Shesattheredumpily,inanoldreddressinggown,herhairuncombed,asoldastime."You’renotlookingforajob.That’sallmyfanny.""Ifyousayso.""I’mtryingtohelpyou.""Iknowyouare,Kemp."Ilookedupather.Herfacewasadisaster.Shehadlongagoletitgotorackandruin.

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