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Chapter 18

           Watchinghisfather’sstrugglesinpoorparisheshadweddedadesireformoneytoanessentiallyunacquisitivenature.Itwasnotahealthynecessityforsecurityhehadneverfeltmoresureofhimself,morethoroughlyhisownman,thanatthetimeofhismarriagetoNicole.Yethehadbeenswalloweduplikeagigolo,andsomehowpermittedhisarsenaltobelockedupintheWarrensafety-depositvaults.

           "ThereshouldhavebeenasettlementintheContinentalstyle;butitisn’toveryet.I’vewastedeightyearsteachingtherichtheABC’sofhumandecency,butI’mnotdone.I’vegottoomanyunplayedtrumpsinmyhand."

           Heloiteredamongthefallowrosebushesandthebedsofdampsweetindistinguishablefern.ItwaswarmforOctoberbutcoolenoughtowearaheavytweedcoatbuttonedbyalittleelastictapeattheneck.Afiguredetacheditselffromtheblackshapeofatreeandheknewitwasthewomanwhomhehadpassedinthelobbycomingout.Hewasinlovewitheveryprettywomanhesawnow,theirformsatadistance,theirshadowsonawall.

           Herbackwastowardhimasshefacedthelightsofthetown.Hescratchedamatchthatshemusthaveheard,butsheremainedmotionless.

           Wasitaninvitation?Oranindicationofobliviousness?Hehadlongbeenoutsideoftheworldofsimpledesiresandtheirfulfillments,andhewasineptanduncertain.Forallheknewtheremightbesomecodeamongthewanderersofobscurespasbywhichtheyfoundeachotherquickly.

           Perhapsthenextgesturewashis.

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