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Chapter 15

           "Whycan’tIhaveabrandy?"

           "Wewon’tgointothat.Listentomethisbusinessaboutagirlisadelusion,doyouunderstandthatword?"

           "It’salwaysadelusionwhenIseewhatyoudon’twantmetosee."

           Hehadasenseofguiltasinoneofthosenightmareswhereweareaccusedofacrimewhichwerecognizeassomethingundeniablyexperienced,butwhichuponwakingwerealizewehavenotcommitted.Hiseyeswaveredfromhers.

           "Ileftthechildrenwithagypsywomaninabooth.Weoughttogetthem."

           "Whodoyouthinkyouare?"shedemanded."Svengali?"

           Fifteenminutesagotheyhadbeenafamily.Nowasshewascrushedintoacornerbyhisunwillingshoulder,hesawthemall,childandman,asaperilousaccident.

           "We’regoinghome."

           "Home!"sheroaredinavoicesoabandonedthatitsloudertoneswaveredandcracked."Andsitandthinkthatwe’reallrottingandthechildren’sashesarerottingineveryboxIopen?Thatfilth!"

           Almostwithreliefhesawthatherwordssterilizedher,andNicole,sensitizeddowntothecoriumoftheskin,sawthewithdrawalinhisface.Herownfacesoftenedandshebegged,"Helpme,helpme,Dick!"

           Awaveofagonywentoverhim.Itwasawfulthatsuchafinetowershouldnotbeerected,onlysuspended,suspendedfromhim.Uptoapointthatwasright:menwereforthat,beamandidea,girderandlogarithm;butsomehowDickandNicolehadbecomeoneandequal,notoppositeandcomplementary;shewasDicktoo,thedroughtinthemarrowofhisbones.

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