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Chapter 9

           ForDoctorDivertomarryamentalpatient?Howdidithappen?Wherediditbegin?

           "Won’tyoucomebackafteryou’vechanged?"BabyWarrenaskedafteraclosescrutiny.

           "Ihaven’tgotanychange,exceptsomeshorts."

           Ashetrudgeduptohishotelinaborrowedraincoathekeptlaughingderisivelyinhisthroat.

           "BIGchanceoh,yes.MyGod!theydecidedtobuyadoctor?Well,theybettersticktowhoeverthey’vegotinChicago."RevoltedbyhisharshnesshemadeamendstoNicole,rememberingthatnothinghadeverfeltsoyoungasherlips,rememberingrainliketearsshedforhimthatlayuponhersoftlyshiningporcelaincheeks...thesilenceofthestormceasingwokehimaboutthreeo’clockandhewenttothewindow.Herbeautyclimbedtherollingslope,itcameintotheroom,rustlingghostlikethroughthecurtains....

           ...HeclimbedtwothousandmeterstoRochersdeNayethefollowingmorning,amusedbythefactthathisconductorofthedaybeforewasusinghisdayofftoclimbalso.

           ThenDickdescendedallthewaytoMontreuxforaswim,gotbacktohishotelintimefordinner.Twonotesawaitedhim.

           "I’mnotashamedaboutlastnightitwasthenicestthingthateverhappenedtomeandevenifIneversawyouagain,MonCapitaine,Iwouldbegladithappened."

           ThatwasdisarmingenoughtheheavyshadeofDohmlerretreatedasDickopenedthesecondenvelope:

           DEARDOCTORDIVER:Iphonedbutyouwereout.IwonderifImayaskyouagreatbigfavor.

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