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Chapter 19

           "Icamebecauseyouaskedme,"saidNicoledefensively.AbeseemedtohaveforgottenwhyheaskedherandNicolewasquitecontenttolookatthetravellerspassingby.

           "That’sgoingtobethebelleofyourboatthatonewithallthementosaygood-byyouseewhysheboughtthatdress?"Nicoletalkedfasterandfaster."Youseewhynobodyelsewouldbuyitexceptthebelleoftheworldcruise?See?No?Wakeup!That’sastorydressthatextramaterialtellsastoryandsomebodyonworldcruisewouldbelonesomeenoughtowanttohearit."

           Shebitcloseherlastwords;shehadtalkedtoomuchforher;andAbefounditdifficulttogatherfromherserioussetfacethatshehadspokenatall.Withanefforthedrewhimselfuptoaposturethatlookedasifhewerestandingupwhilehewassittingdown.

           "Theafternoonyoutookmetothatfunnyballyouknow,St.Genevieve’s"hebegan.

           "Iremember.Itwasfun,wasn’tit?"

           "Nofunforme.Ihaven’thadfunseeingyouthistime.I’mtiredofyouboth,butitdoesn’tshowbecauseyou’reevenmoretiredofmeyouknowwhatImean.IfIhadanyenthusiasm,I’dgoontonewpeople."

           TherewasaroughnaponNicole’svelvetglovesassheslappedhimback:

           "Seemsratherfoolishtobeunpleasant,Abe.Anyhowyoudon’tmeanthat.Ican’tseewhyyou’vegivenupabouteverything."

           Abeconsidered,tryinghardnottocoughorblowhisnose.

           "IsupposeIgotbored;andthenitwassuchalongwaytogobackinordertogetanywhere."

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