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Chapter 75

           Iwonderedifithadbeenthe"someonequitefamous"inthesedan;butIdidnotrecognizehim.Orsomelasttrick,aprofessionaladoration.Hiseyeshadbeenforheronly,asifthebusinesshehadbeenonshriveledintonothingnessatthesightofthatface.Shecameouthurriedlyaminuteortwolater."CanIgiveyoualift?"Shewasnotgoingtomakeanycomment.Eitheritwasarranged,orithadbeenbychancebutwasnowbeingusedbyher,asherdaughtersusedcloudsthatcrossedthesunandcasualstrollersdownaroad;andsomethingaboutherhermeticexpressionmadeit,yetonceagain,infuriatingly,seemvulgartobecurious.Shewasnotgoodmannered,butexpertwithgoodmanners;usedthemlikeanengineer,toshiftthecoarsebulkofmewhereshewanted."Nothanks,I’mgoingtoChelsea."Iwasn’t;butIwantedtobefreeofher.Iwatchedhercovertlyforamoment,thenIsaid,"Iusedtothinkofastorywithyourdaughter,andIthinkofitevenmorewithyou."Shesmiled,alittleuncertainly."It’sprobablynottrue,butit’saboutMarieAntoinetteandabutcher.ThebutcherledamobintothepalaceatVersailles.HehadacleaverinhishandandhewasshoutingthathewasgoingtocutMarieAntoinette’sthroat.Themobkilledtheguardsandthebutcherforcedthedooroftheroyalapartments.Atlastherushedintoherbedroom.Shewasalone.Standingbyawindow.Therewasnooneelsethere.Thebutcherwithacleaverinhishandandthequeen.

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