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Chapter 22

           Nicoleclungtoherconversation;alsoshewasirritatedthatDickshouldcontradictherbeforeRosemary."Artistslikewell,likeFernanddon’tseemtohavetowallowinalcohol.WhyisitjustAmericanswhodissipate?"

           ThereweresomanyanswerstothisquestionthatDickdecidedtoleaveitintheair,tobuzzvictoriouslyinNicole’sears.Hehadbecomeintenselycriticalofher.Thoughhethoughtshewasthemostattractivehumancreaturehehadeverseen,thoughhegotfromhereverythingheneeded,hescentedbattlefromafar,andsubconsciouslyhehadbeenhardeningandarminghimself,hourbyhour.Hewasnotgiventoself-indulgenceandhefeltcomparativelygracelessatthismomentofindulginghimself,blindinghiseyeswiththehopethatNicoleguessedatonlyanemotionalexcitementaboutRosemary.HewasnotsurelastnightatthetheatreshehadreferredpointedlytoRosemaryasachild.

           Thetrioluncheddownstairsinanatmosphereofcarpetsandpaddedwaiters,whodidnotmarchatthestompingquick-stepofthosemenwhobroughtgoodfoodtothetableswhereontheyhadrecentlydined.HeretherewerefamiliesofAmericansstaringaroundatfamiliesofAmericans,andtryingtomakeconversationwithoneanother.

           Therewasapartyatthenexttablethattheycouldnotaccountfor.Itconsistedofanexpansive,somewhatsecretarial,would-you-mind-repeatingyoungman,andascoreofwomen

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