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Chapter 11

           Sayinggood-by,DickwasawareofElsieSpeers’fullcharm,awarethatshemeantrathermoretohimthanmerelyalastunwillinglyrelinquishedfragmentofRosemary.HecouldpossiblyhavemadeupRosemaryhecouldneverhavemadeuphermother.Ifthecloak,spursandbrilliantsinwhichRosemaryhadwalkedoffwerethingswithwhichhehadendowedher,itwasniceincontrasttowatchhermother’sgraceknowingitwassurelysomethinghehadnotevoked.Shehadanairofseemingtowait,asifforamantogetthroughwithsomethingmoreimportantthanherself,abattleoranoperation,duringwhichhemustnotbehurriedorinterferedwith.Whenthemanhadfinishedshewouldbewaiting,withoutfretorimpatience,somewhereonahighstool,turningthepagesofanewspaper.

           "Good-byandIwantyoubothtorememberalwayshowfondofyouNicoleandIhavegrown."

           BackattheVillaDiana,hewenttohiswork-room,andopenedtheshutters,closedagainstthemid-dayglare.Onhistwolongtables,inorderedconfusion,laythematerialsofhisbook.VolumeI,concernedwithClassification,hadachievedsomesuccessinasmallsubsidizededition.Hewasnegotiatingforitsreissue.VolumeIIwastobeagreatamplificationofhisfirstlittlebook,APsychologyforPsychiatrists.LikesomanymenhehadfoundthathehadonlyoneortwoideasthathislittlecollectionofpamphletsnowinitsfiftiethGermaneditioncontainedthegermofallhewouldeverthinkorknow.

           Buthewascurrentlyuneasyaboutthewholething.

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