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Chapter 20

           Hewasrenderedsouncertainbytheeventsofthelastforty-eighthoursthathewasnotevensureofwhathewantedtodo;hepaidoffthetaxiattheMuetteandwalkedinthedirectionofthestudio,crossingtotheoppositesideofthestreetbeforehecametothebuilding.Dignifiedinhisfineclothes,withtheirfineaccessories,hewasyetswayedanddrivenasananimal.Dignitycouldcomeonlywithanoverthrowingofhispast,oftheeffortofthelastsixyears.HewentbrisklyaroundtheblockwiththefatuousnessofoneofTarkington’sadolescents,hurryingattheblindplaceslesthemissRosemary’scomingoutofthestudio.Itwasamelancholyneighborhood.Nextdoortotheplacehesawasign:"1000chemises."Theshirtsfilledthewindow,piled,cravated,stuffed,ordrapedwithshoddygraceontheshowcasefloor:"1000chemises"countthem!Oneithersideheread:"Papeterie,""Pâtisserie,""Solde,""Réclame"andConstanceTalmadgein"DéjeunerdeSoleil,"andfartherawaythereweremoresombreannouncements:"VêtementsEcclésiastiques,""DéclarationdeDécès"and"PompesFunèbres."Lifeanddeath.

           HeknewthatwhathewasnowdoingmarkedaturningpointinhislifeitwasoutoflinewitheverythingthathadprecededitevenoutoflinewithwhateffecthemighthopetoproduceuponRosemary.Rosemarysawhimalwaysasamodelofcorrectnesshispresencewalkingaroundthisblockwasanintrusion

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