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Chapter 5

           Shethankedhimforeverything,ratherasifhehadtakenhertosomeparty,andasDickbecamelessandlesscertainofhisrelationtoher,herconfidenceincreasedtherewasthatexcitementaboutherthatseemedtoreflectalltheexcitementoftheworld.

           "I’mnotunderanyrestraintatall,"shesaid."I’llplayyoutwogoodtunescalled‘WaitTilltheCowsComeHome’and‘Good-by,Alexander.’"

           Hewaslatethenexttime,aweeklater,andNicolewaswaitingforhimatapointinthepathwhichhewouldpasswalkingfromFranz’shouse.Herhairdrawnbackofherearsbrushedhershouldersinsuchawaythatthefaceseemedtohavejustemergedfromit,asifthisweretheexactmomentwhenshewascomingfromawoodintoclearmoonlight.Theunknownyieldedherup;Dickwishedshehadnobackground,thatshewasjustagirllostwithnoaddresssavethenightfromwhichshehadcome.Theywenttothecachewhereshehadleftthephonograph,turnedacornerbytheworkshop,climbedarock,andsatdownbehindalowwall,facingmilesandmilesofrollingnight.

           TheywereinAmericanow,evenFranzwithhisconceptionofDickasanirresistibleLothariowouldneverhaveguessedthattheyhadgonesofaraway.Theyweresosorry,dear;theywentdowntomeeteachotherinataxi,honey;theyhadpreferencesinsmilesandhadmetinHindustan,andshortlyafterwardtheymusthavequarrelled,fornobodyknewandnobodyseemedtocareyetfinallyoneofthemhadgoneandlefttheothercrying,onlytofeelblue,tofeelsad.

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