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Chapter 73

           Ilikedher,Ilikedher,yetIfelthercuriositylikeanetdrawnroundme.Iwaslikesomefreakishparasiticspeciesthatcouldestablishitselfonlyinonerarekindofsituation,byoneprecarioussymbiosis.Theyhadbeenwrong,atthetrial.ItwasnotthatIpreyedongirls;butthefactthatmyonlyaccesstonormalhumanity,tosocialdecency,toanyopennessofheart,laythroughgirls,preyedonme.ItwasinthatthatIwastherealvictim.TherewasonlyonepersonIwantedtotalkwith.TillthenIcouldnotmove,advance,plan,progress,becomeabetterhumanbeing,anything;andtillthen,Icarriedmymystery,mysecret,aroundwithmelikeadefense;asmyonlycompanion."Oneday,Kemp.Notnow."Sheshrugged;gavemeastonilysibyllinelook,auguringtheworst.Theoldcharwhocleanedthestairsonceafortnightbawledthroughthedoor.Myphonewasringing.Iracedupthestairs,liftingthereceiveronwhatseemedthedyingring."Hello.NicholasUrfe.""Oh,goodmorning,Urfe.It’sme.SandyMitford.""You’reback!""What’sleftofme,oldman.What’sleftofme."Heclearedhisthroat."Gotyournote.Wonderedifyouwerefreeforaspotoflunchington."Aminutelater,atimeandplacefixed,IwasreadingoncemoremylettertoAlison.TheinjuredMalvoliostalkedthrougheveryline.Inanotherminutetherewasnoletter;but,aswitheveryotherrelationshipinmylife,poundedashes.

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