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Chapter 20

           Rosemarygotit,tookitwithoutresentment.

           "I’llletitgothen.Good-by,youdarlings."

           Dickaskedforthecheck;theDiversrelaxed,chewingtentativelyontoothpicks.

           "Well"theysaidtogether.

           Hesawaflashofunhappinessonhermouth,sobriefthatonlyhewouldhavenoticed,andhecouldpretendnottohaveseen.WhatdidNicolethink?Rosemarywasoneofadozenpeoplehehad"workedover"inthepastyears:thesehadincludedaFrenchcircusclown,AbeandMaryNorth,apairofdancers,awriter,apainter,acomediennefromtheGrandGuignol,ahalf-crazypederastfromtheRussianBallet,apromisingtenortheyhadstakedtoayearinMilan.Nicolewellknewhowseriouslythesepeopleinterpretedhisinterestandenthusiasm;butsherealizedalsothat,exceptwhiletheirchildrenwerebeingborn,Dickhadnotspentanightapartfromhersincetheirmarriage.Ontheotherhand,therewasapleasingnessabouthimthatsimplyhadtobeusedthosewhopossessedthatpleasingnesshadtokeeptheirhandsin,andgoalongattachingpeoplethattheyhadnousetomakeof.

           NowDickhardenedhimselfandletminutespasswithoutmakinganygestureofconfidence,anyrepresentationofconstantlyrenewedsurprisethattheywereonetogether.

           CollisClayoutoftheSouthedgedapassagebetweenthecloselypackedtablesandgreetedtheDiverscavalierly.SuchsalutationsalwaysastonishedDickacquaintancessaying"Hi!"tothem,orspeakingonlytooneofthem.

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