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Chapter 3

           Hershouldersweretooburnedtoswimwiththenextday,sosheandhermotherhiredacaraftermuchhaggling,forRosemaryhadformedhervaluationsofmoneyinFranceanddrovealongtheRiviera,thedeltaofmanyrivers.Thechauffeur,aRussianCzaroftheperiodofIvantheTerrible,wasaself-appointedguide,andtheresplendentnamesCannes,Nice,MonteCarlobegantoglowthroughtheirtorpidcamouflage,whisperingofoldkingscomeheretodineordie,ofrajahstossingBuddha’seyestoEnglishballerinas,ofRussianprincesturningtheweeksintoBaltictwilightsinthelostcaviaredays.Mostofall,therewasthescentoftheRussiansalongthecoasttheirclosedbookshopsandgrocerystores.Tenyearsago,whentheseasonendedinApril,thedoorsoftheOrthodoxChurchwerelocked,andthesweetchampagnestheyfavoredwereputawayuntiltheirreturn."We’llbebacknextseason,"theysaid,butthiswaspremature,fortheywerenevercomingbackanymore.

           Itwaspleasanttodrivebacktothehotelinthelateafternoon,aboveaseaasmysteriouslycoloredastheagatesandcorneliansofchildhood,greenasgreenmilk,blueaslaundrywater,winedark.Itwaspleasanttopasspeopleeatingoutsidetheirdoors,andtohearthefiercemechanicalpianosbehindthevinesofcountryestaminets.WhentheyturnedofftheCorniched’OranddowntoGausse’sHotelthroughthedarkeningbanksoftrees,setonebehindanotherinmanygreens,themoonalreadyhoveredovertheruinsoftheaqueducts....

           Somewhereinthehillsbehindthehoteltherewasadance,andRosemarylistenedtothemusicthroughtheghostlymoonshineofhermosquitonet,realizingthattherewasgaietytoosomewhereabout,andshethoughtofthenicepeopleonthebeach.

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