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Chapter 17

           "Howdidyouknowabouttheduel?Ithoughtweweretokeepitfromyou."

           "DoyouthinkAbecankeepasecret?"Hespokewithincisiveirony."Tellasecretovertheradio,publishitinatabloid,butnevertellittoamanwhodrinksmorethanthreeorfouraday."

           Shelaughedinagreement,stayingclosetohim.

           "SoyouunderstandmyrelationswithNicolearecomplicated.She’snotverystrongshelooksstrongbutsheisn’t.Andthismakesratheramess."

           "Oh,saythatlater!Butkissmenowlovemenow.I’llloveyouandneverletNicolesee."

           "Youdarling."

           TheyreachedthehotelandRosemarywalkedalittlebehindhim,toadmirehim,toadorehim.Hisstepwasalertasifhehadjustcomefromsomegreatdoingsandwashurryingontowardothers.Organizerofprivategaiety,curatorofarichlyincrustedhappiness.Hishatwasaperfecthatandhecarriedaheavystickandyellowgloves.Shethoughtwhatagoodtimetheywouldallhavebeingwithhimto-night.

           Theywalkedupstairsfiveflights.Atthefirstlandingtheystoppedandkissed;shewascarefulonthenextlanding,onthethirdmorecarefulstill.Onthenextthereweretwomoreshestoppedhalfwayandkissedhimfleetinglygood-by.Athisurgencyshewalkeddownwithhimtotheonebelowforaminuteandthenupandup.Finallyitwasgood-bywiththeirhandsstretchingtotouchalongthediagonalofthebanisterandthenthefingersslippingapart

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