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Chapter 11

           Oftenheusedthemandjustasoftenhedespisedthembecausetheywerenotaprotestagainsthowunpleasantselfishnesswasbutagainsthowunpleasantitlooked.

           "I’minlovewithRosemary,"hetoldhersuddenly."It’sakindofself-indulgencesayingthattoyou."

           Itseemedverystrangeandofficialtohim,asiftheverytablesandchairsintheCafédesAlliéeswouldrememberitforever.Alreadyhefeltherabsencefromtheseskies:onthebeachhecouldonlyrememberthesun-tornfleshofhershoulder;atTarmeshecrushedoutherfootprintsashecrossedthegarden;andnowtheorchestralaunchingintotheNiceCarnivalSong,anechooflastyear’svanishedgaieties,startedthelittledancethatwentonallabouther.Inahundredhoursshehadcometopossessalltheworld’sdarkmagic;theblindingbelladonna,thecaffeinconvertingphysicalintonervousenergy,themandragorathatimposesharmony.

           WithaneffortheoncemoreacceptedthefictionthathesharedMrs.Speers’detachment.

           "YouandRosemaryaren’treallyalike,"hesaid."Thewisdomshegotfromyouisallmoldedupintoherpersona,intothemaskshefacestheworldwith.Shedoesn’tthink;herrealdepthsareIrishandromanticandillogical."

           Mrs.SpeersknewtoothatRosemary,forallherdelicatesurface,wasayoungmustang,perceptiblybyCaptainDoctorHoyt,U.S.A.Cross-sectioned,Rosemarywouldhavedisplayedanenormousheart,liverandsoul,allcrammedclosetogetherunderthelovelyshell.

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