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Chapter 13

           Outwardlyheseemedtohaveverylittleinterestinme,yethewatchedme;evenwhenhewaslookingaway,hewatchedme;andhewaited.RightfromthebeginningIhadthis:hewasindifferenttome,yethewatchedandhewaited.Sowesatthereinthesilenceasifwekneweachotherwellandhadnoneedmerelytotalk;andasamatteroffactitseemedinawaytosuitthestillnessoftheday.Itwasanunnatural,butnotanembarrassing,silence.Suddenlyhemoved.Hiseyeshadflickeduptothetopofthesmallclifftoourleft.Ilookedaround.Therewasnothing.Iglancedbackathim."Somethingthere?""Nothing."Silence.Iwatchedhisprofiledface.Washemad?Washemakingfunofme?Buthestaredexpressionlesslyouttosea.Itriedtomakeconversationagain."Igatheryou’vemetbothmypredecessors."Hisheadturnedonmewithasnakelikeswiftness,accusingly,buthesaidnothing.Iprompted."Leverrier?""Whotoldyouthis?"Forsomereasonhewasterrifiedaboutwhatwemighthavesaidofhimbehindhisback.Iexplainedaboutthesheetofnotepaper,andherelaxedalittle."Hewasnothappyhere.OnPhraxos.""SoMitfordtoldme.""Mitford?"Againtheaccusingstare."Isupposeheheardgossipattheschool."Hesearchedmyeyes,thennodded,butnotveryconvincedly.Ismiledathim,andhegavemethetraceofawarysmileback.Wewereplayingobscurepsychologicalchessagain.Iapparentlyhadtheadvantage,butIdidn’tknowwhy.Unexpectedly,fromtheinvisiblehouseabove,camethesoundofthebell.

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