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Chapter 5

           Thethintunes,holdinglosttimesandfuturehopesinliaison,twistedupontheValaisnight.Inthelullsofthephonographacricketheldthescenetogetherwithasinglenote.ByandbyNicolestoppedplayingthemachineandsangtohim.

           "Layasilverdollar

           Ontheground

           Andwatchitroll

           Becauseit’sround"

           Onthepurepartingofherlipsnobreathhovered.Dickstoodupsuddenly.

           "What’sthematter,youdon’tlikeit?"

           "OfcourseIdo."

           "Ourcookathometaughtittome:

           "Awomanneverknows

           Whatagoodmanshe’sgot

           Tillaftersheturnshimdown..."

           "Youlikeit?"

           Shesmiledathim,makingsurethatthesmilegatheredupeverythinginsideheranddirectedittowardhim,makinghimaprofoundpromiseofherselfforsolittle,forthebeatofaresponse,theassuranceofacomplimentaryvibrationinhim.Minutebyminutethesweetnessdraineddownintoheroutofthewillowtrees,outofthedarkworld.

           Shestooduptoo,andstumblingoverthephonograph,wasmomentarilyagainsthim,leaningintothehollowofhisroundedshoulder.

           "I’vegotonemorerecord,"shesaid."Haveyouheard‘SoLong,Letty’?Isupposeyouhave."

           "Honestly,youdon’tunderstandIhaven’theardathing."

           Norknown,norsmelt,nortasted,hemighthaveadded;onlyhot-cheekedgirlsinhotsecretrooms.TheyoungmaidenshehadknownatNewHavenin1914kissedmen,saying"There!",handsattheman’schesttopushhimaway.Nowtherewasthisscarcelysavedwaifofdisasterbringinghimtheessenceofacontinent....

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