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Chapter 76

           Atfirstshewouldn’thaveany;thensheadmittedshehadspentthelastofhermoneyongettingintothecinema;thensheatelikeawolf.Igrewfullofkindnesstodumbanimals.Wewentontoapub.ShehadcomefromGlasgow,itseemed,twomonthsbefore,tobeanartstudent.InGlasgowshehadbelongedtosomebizarreCeltic-Bohemianfringe;andnowshelivedincoffeebarsandcinemas,"withaweebittahelpfrommafriends."Shehadpackedartin;theeternalprovincialtramp.Ifeltincreasinglysureofmychastitywithher;andperhapsthatwaswhyIlikedhersomuchsofast.Sheamusedme,shehadcharacter,withherhuskyvoiceandhergrotesquelackofnormalvisualfemininity.Shealsohadatotalabsenceofpityaboutherself;andthereforealltheattractionofanopposite.Idrovehertoherdoor,aroominghouseinNottingHill,andsheevidentlythoughtIwouldbeexpectingto"kip"withher.Iquicklydisillusionedher."Thenwe’llnoseeeachotheragain.""Wecould."Ilookedatherdumpyfigurebesideme."Howoldareyou?""Twenty-one.""Rubbish.""Twenty.""Eighteen?""Ge’awaywi’you.I’malloftwenty.""I’vegotapropositiontomake."Shesniffed."Sorry.Aproposal.Actually,I’mwaitingaroundforsomeone…agirl…tocomebackfromAustralia.AndwhatI’dverymuchlikefortwoorthreeweeksisacompanion."Hergrinsplitherfacefromeartoear."I’mofferingyouajob.ThereareagenciesinLondonthatdothissortofthing.Provideescortsandpartners."Shestillgrinned."I’dawfialikeyoujuisttocomeup.

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