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Chapter 13

           Therailroadsonlyboughtthecentreofitatfirst.Nowthey’veboughttherest,anditbelongedtoMother.It’saquestionofinvestingthemoney."

           Pretendingtoberepelledbythisgrossturnintheconversation,theEnglishmanmadeforagirlonthefloor.FollowinghimforaninstantwiththeuncertaineyesofanAmericangirlinthegripofalife-longAnglophilia,Babycontinueddefiantly:

           "It’salotofmoney.It’sthreehundredthousandapiece.IkeepaneyeonmyowninvestmentsbutNicoledoesn’tknowanythingaboutsecurities,andIdon’tsupposeyoudoeither."

           "I’vegottomeetthetrain,"Dicksaidevasively.

           Outsideheinhaleddampsnowflakesthathecouldnolongerseeagainstthedarkeningsky.Threechildrensleddingpastshoutedawarninginsomestrangelanguage;heheardthemyellatthenextbendandalittlefartheronheheardsleigh-bellscomingupthehillinthedark.Theholidaystationglitteredwithexpectancy,boysandgirlswaitingfornewboysandgirls,andbythetimethetrainarrived,Dickhadcaughttherhythm,andpretendedtoFranzGregoroviusthathewasclippingoffahalf-hourfromanendlessrollofpleasures.ButFranzhadsomeintensityofpurposeatthemomentthatfoughtthroughanysuperimpositionofmoodonDick’spart."ImaygetuptoZurichforaday,"Dickhadwritten,"oryoucanmanagetocometoLausanne."FranzhadmanagedtocomeallthewaytoGstaad.

           Hewasforty.

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