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Chapter 19

           Oftenamancanplaythehelplesschildinfrontofawoman,buthecanalmostneverbringitoffwhenhefeelsmostlikeahelplesschild.

           "Noexcuseforit,"Nicolesaidcrisply.

           Abewasfeelingworseeveryminutehecouldthinkofnothingbutdisagreeableandsheerlynervousremarks.Nicolethoughtthatthecorrectattitudeforherwastositstaringstraightahead,handsinherlap.Forawhiletherewasnocommunicationbetweenthemeachwasracingawayfromtheother,breathingonlyinsofarastherewasbluespaceahead,askynotseenbytheother.Unlikeloverstheypossessednopast;unlikemanandwife,theypossessednofuture;yetuptothismorningNicolehadlikedAbebetterthananyoneexceptDickandhehadbeenheavy,belly-frightened,withloveforherforyears.

           "Tiredofwomen’sworlds,"hespokeupsuddenly.

           "Thenwhydon’tyoumakeaworldofyourown?"

           "Tiredoffriends.Thethingistohavesycophants."

           Nicoletriedtoforcetheminutehandaroundonthestationclock,but,"Youagree?"hedemanded.

           "Iamawomanandmybusinessistoholdthingstogether."

           "Mybusinessistotearthemapart."

           "Whenyougetdrunkyoudon’ttearanythingapartexceptyourself,"shesaid,coldnow,andfrightenedandunconfident.Thestationwasfillingbutnoonesheknewcame.Afteramomenthereyesfellgratefullyonatallgirlwithstrawhairlikeahelmet,whowasdroppinglettersinthemailslot.

           "AgirlIhavetospeakto,Abe.Abe,wakeup!Youfool!"

           PatientlyAbefollowedherwithhiseyes.

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