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Chapter 20

           DickhadgatheredthathewasinlovewithRosemaryinsomecuriouswayDickcouldnothaveunderstood.TheaffairwithHillisseemedtohavemadenoemotionalimpressiononCollissavetogivehimthejoyfulconvictionthatRosemarywas"human."

           "Bonesgotawonderfulcrowd,"hesaid."Wealldid,asamatteroffact.NewHaven’ssobignowthesadthingisthemenwehavetoleaveout."

           DoyoumindifIpulldownthecurtain?

           Pleasedo.It’stoolightinhere.

           ...DickwentoverParistohisbankwritingacheck,helookedalongtherowofmenatthedesksdecidingtowhichonehewouldpresentitforanO.K.Ashewroteheengrossedhimselfinthematerialact,examiningmeticulouslythepen,writinglaboriouslyuponthehighglass-toppeddesk.Onceheraisedglazedeyestolooktowardthemaildepartment,thenglazedhisspiritagainbyconcentrationupontheobjectshedealtwith.

           Stillhefailedtodecidetowhomthecheckshouldbepresented,whichmaninthelinewouldguessleastoftheunhappypredicamentinwhichhefoundhimselfand,also,whichonewouldbeleastlikelytotalk.TherewasPerrin,thesuaveNewYorker,whohadaskedhimtoluncheonsattheAmericanClub,therewasCasasus,theSpaniard,withwhomheusuallydiscussedamutualfriendinspiteofthefactthatthefriendhadpassedoutofhislifeadozenyearsbefore;therewasMuchhause,whoalwaysaskedhimwhetherhewantedtodrawuponhiswife’smoneyorhisown.

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