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Chapter 20

           "Doyouwantmeforacaseinpsychology?"

           "Lookingatyouasaperfectlynormalgirloftwenty-two,livingintheyearnineteentwenty-eight,Iguessyou’vetakenafewshotsatlove."

           "It’sallbeenabortive,"shesaid.

           Dickcouldn’tbelieveher.Hecouldnotdecidewhethershewasdeliberatelybuildingabarrierbetweenthemorwhetherthiswasintendedtomakeaneventualsurrendermoresignificant.

           "Let’sgowalkinthePincio,"hesuggested.

           Heshookhimselfstraightinhisclothesandsmoothedhishair.Amomenthadcomeandsomehowpassed.ForthreeyearsDickhadbeentheidealbywhichRosemarymeasuredothermenandinevitablyhisstaturehadincreasedtoheroicsize.Shedidnotwanthimtobelikeothermen,yetherewerethesameexigentdemands,asifhewantedtotakesomeofherselfaway,carryitoffinhispocket.

           Walkingonthegreenswardbetweencherubsandphilosophers,faunsandfallingwater,shetookhisarmsnugly,settlingintoitwithaseriesoflittlereadjustments,asifshewantedittoberightbecauseitwasgoingtobethereforever.Shepluckedatwigandbrokeit,butshefoundnospringinit.SuddenlyseeingwhatshewantedinDick’sfaceshetookhisglovedhandandkissedit.Thenshecavortedchildishlyforhimuntilhesmiledandshelaughedandtheybeganhavingagoodtime.

           "Ican’tgooutwithyouto-night,darling,becauseIpromisedsomepeoplealongtimeago.Butifyou’llgetupearlyI’lltakeyououttothesetto-morrow."

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