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Chapter 24

           Presentlyshekissedhimseveraltimesinthemouth,herfacegettingbigasitcameuptohim;hehadneverseenanythingsodazzlingasthequalityofherskin,andsincesometimesbeautygivesbacktheimagesofone’sbestthoughtshethoughtofhisresponsibilityaboutNicole,andoftheresponsibilityofherbeingtwodoorsdownacrossthecorridor.

           "Therain’sover,"hesaid."Doyouseethesunontheslate?"

           Rosemarystoodupandleaneddownandsaidhermostsincerethingtohim:

           "Oh,we’resuchACTORSyouandI."

           Shewenttoherdresserandthemomentthatshelaidhercombflatagainstherhairtherewasaslowpersistentknockingatthedoor.

           Theywereshockedmotionless;theknockwasrepeatedinsistently,andinthesuddenrealizationthatthedoorwasnotlockedRosemaryfinishedherhairwithonestroke,noddedatDickwhohadquicklyjerkedthewrinklesoutofthebedwheretheyhadbeensitting,andstartedforthedoor.Dicksaidinquiteanaturalvoice,nottooloud:

           "soifyoudon’tfeeluptogoingout,I’lltellNicoleandwe’llhaveaveryquietlastevening."

           Theprecautionswereneedlessforthesituationofthepartiesoutsidethedoorwassoharassedastoprecludeanybutthemostfleetingjudgmentsonmattersnotpertinenttothemselves.StandingtherewasAbe,agedbyseveralmonthsinthelasttwenty-fourhours,andaveryfrightened,concernedcoloredmanwhomAbeintroducedasMr.PetersonofStockholm.

           "He’sinaterriblesituationandit’smyfault,"saidAbe."Weneedsomegoodadvice."

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