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Chapter 78

           ""Andnowyou’veseenme."Butshewouldnotanswertheimplicitquestion.Shethrewmeonequicklook,asuddenflashoffierceness.Butthenwentbacktohersilence.Shewasmysterious,almostanewwoman;onehadtogobackseveralsteps,andstartagain;andknowtheplaceforthefirsttime.Asifwhathadoncebeenfreeinher,asaccessibleasapotofsaltonatable,wasnowheldinaphial,sacrosanct.ButIknewAlison,Iknewhowshetookonthecolorandcharacterofthepeopleshelovedorliked,howeverindependentsheremainedunderneath.AndIknewwherethatsmoothimpermeabilitycamefrom.IwassittingwithapriestessfromthetempleofDemeter.Itriedtobematter-of-fact."WherehaveyoubeensinceAthens?Athome?""Perhaps."Itookabreath."Haveyouthoughtaboutmeatall?""Sometimes."Theyhadtoldher:Belikewhitemarble,beoblique.Butwhy?"Istheresomeoneelse?"Shehesitated,thensaid,"No.""Youdon’tsoundverycertain.""There’salwayssomeoneelseifyou’relookingforit.""Haveyoubeen…lookingforit?"Shesaid,"There’snoone.""AndI’mincludedinthat’noone’?""You’vebeenincludediniteversincethat…day."WhatLilydeSeitashadsaid:sheisnotapresentbeinggiventoyou;youmustconvinceheryouhavethemoneytopayforher.IlookedatAlison’ssullenprofile,thatperversestareintothedistance.Shewasawareofmylook,andhereyesfollowedsomeonewhowaspassing,asifshefoundhimmoreinterestingthanme.

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