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Chapter 75

           "Shallwegoandhaveourtea?""Well,"shesaid,"whyyoureallyaskedtomeetme."Wehadfoundatableinthecorner."Alison."Thewaitressbroughttheteathings.ThoseteasatBourani;Iwonderifshehadchosenthatonpurposeaswell."Itoldyou."Hereyesrosetomeetmine."Itdependsonher.""Andonyou.""No.Notintheleastonme.""IssheinLondon?""Ihavepromisedhernottotellyouwheresheis.""Look,Mrs.Seitas,Ithink"butIswallowedwhatIwasgoingtosay.Iwatchedherpourthetea;nototherwisehelpingme."Whatthehelldoesshewant?WhatamIsupposedtodo?""Isthattoostrong?"Ishookmyheadimpatientlyatthecupshepassed.Hereyesweighedmine.Sheseemedtodecidetosaynothing;thenchangedhermind."Mydear,Inevertakeangeratitsfacevalue."Iwantedtoshrugoffthat"mydear"asIhadwantedtoshakeoffherhandstheweekbefore;butsheplaceditwithafaultlessprecisionoftone.Itwascondescending,butitscondescensionwasjustified,astatementofthedifferencebetweenourtwoexperiencesoflife;andtherewassomethingdiscreetlymaternalinit,aremindertomethatifIrebelledagainstherjudgment,Irebelledagainstmyownimmaturity;ifagainstherurbanity,againstmyownlackofit.Ilookeddown."I’mnotpreparedtowaitmuchlonger.""Thenshewillbewellridofyou."Idranksomeofthetea.Shebegancalmlytospreadhoneyoverhertoast.Isaid,"MynameisNicholas."Herhandswerearrested,hereyesprobedmine.

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