Chapter 24

           Withhisminiatureleatherbrief-caseinhishandRichardDiverwalkedfromtheseventharrondisementwhereheleftanoteforMariaWallissigned"Dicole,"thewordwithwhichheandNicolehadsignedcommunicationsinthefirstdaysoflovetohisshirt-makerswheretheclerksmadeafussoverhimoutofproportiontothemoneyhespent.AshamedatpromisingsomuchtothesepoorEnglishmen,withhisfinemanners,hisairofhavingthekeytosecurity,ashamedofmakingatailorshiftaninchofsilkonhisarm.AfterwardhewenttothebaroftheCrillonanddrankasmallcoffeeandtwofingersofgin.

           Asheenteredthehotelthehallshadseemedunnaturallybright;whenheleftherealizedthatitwasbecauseithadalreadyturneddarkoutside.Itwasawindyfour-o’clocknightwiththeleavesontheChampsÉlyséessingingandfailing,thinandwild.DickturneddowntheRuedeRivoli,walkingtwosquaresunderthearcadestohisbankwheretherewasmail.ThenhetookataxiandstarteduptheChampsÉlyséesthroughthefirstpatterofrain,sittingalonewithhislove.

           Backattwoo’clockintheRoiGeorgecorridorthebeautyofNicolehadbeentothebeautyofRosemaryasthebeautyofLeonardo’sgirlwastothatofthegirlofanillustrator.Dickmovedonthroughtherain,demoniacandfrightened,thepassionsofmanymeninsidehimandnothingsimplethathecouldsee.

           Rosemaryopenedherdoorfullofemotionsnooneelseknewof.

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