Chapter 18

           AlthoughtheDiverswerehonestlyapathetictoorganizedfashion,theywereneverthelesstooacutetoabandonitscontemporaneousrhythmandbeatDick’spartieswereallconcernedwithexcitement,andachancebreathoffreshnightairwasthemorepreciousforbeingexperiencedintheintervalsoftheexcitement.

           Thepartythatnightmovedwiththespeedofaslapstickcomedy.Theyweretwelve,theyweresixteen,theywerequartetsinseparatemotorsboundonaquickOdysseyoverParis.Everythinghadbeenforeseen.Peoplejoinedthemasifbymagic,accompaniedthemasspecialists,almostguides,throughaphaseoftheevening,droppedoutandweresucceededbyotherpeople,sothatitappearedasifthefreshnessofeachonehadbeenhusbandedforthemallday.RosemaryappreciatedhowdifferentitwasfromanypartyinHollywood,nomatterhowsplendidinscale.Therewas,amongmanydiversions,thecaroftheShahofPersia.WhereDickhadcommandeeredthisvehicle,whatbriberywasemployed,thesewerefactsofirrelevance.Rosemaryaccepteditasmerelyanewfacetofthefabulous,whichfortwoyearshadfilledherlife.ThecarhadbeenbuiltonaspecialchassisinAmerica.Itswheelswereofsilver,sowastheradiator.TheinsideofthebodywasinlaidwithinnumerablebrilliantswhichwouldbereplacedwithtruegemsbythecourtjewellerwhenthecararrivedinTeheranthefollowingweek.Therewasonlyonerealseatinback,becausetheShahmustridealone,sotheytookturnsridinginitandsittingonthemartenfurthatcoveredthefloor.

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