Ночь нежна

Chapter 13

           "Nowtellme,Franz,"hedemanded,"doyouthinkaftersittingupallnightdrinkingbeer,youcangobackandconvinceyourpatientsthatyouhaveanycharacter?Don’tyouthinkthey’llseeyou’reagastropath?"

           "I’mgoingtobed,"Nicoleannounced.Dickaccompaniedhertothedooroftheelevator.

           "I’dcomewithyoubutImustshowFranzthatI’mnotintendedforaclinician."

           Nicolewalkedintotheelevator.

           "Babyhaslotsofcommonsense,"shesaidmeditatively.

           "Babyisoneof"

           Thedoorslashedshutfacingamechanicalhum,Dickfinishedthesentenceinhismind,"Babyisatrivial,selfishwoman."

           Buttwodayslater,sleighingtothestationwithFranz,Dickadmittedthathethoughtfavorablyuponthematter.

           "We’rebeginningtoturninacircle,"headmitted."Livingonthisscale,there’sanunavoidableseriesofstrains,andNicoledoesn’tsurvivethem.ThepastoralqualitydownonthesummerRivieraisallchanginganyhownextyearthey’llhaveaSeason."

           TheypassedthecrispgreenrinkswhereWienerwaltzesblaredandthecolorsofmanymountainschoolsflashedagainstthepale-blueskies.

           "Ihopewe’llbeabletodoit,Franz.There’snobodyI’drathertryitwiththanyou"

           Good-by,Gstaad!Good-by,freshfaces,coldsweetflowers,flakesinthedarkness.Good-by,Gstaad,good-by!

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