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Chapter 21

           "Dick,Idon’tpretendtoadviseyouortoknowmuchaboutitbutdon’tyouthinkachangemightbegoodforhertogetoutofthatatmosphereofsicknessandliveintheworldlikeotherpeople?"

           "Butyouwerekeenfortheclinic,"heremindedher."Youtoldmeyou’dneverfeelreallysafeabouther"

           "Thatwaswhenyouwereleadingthathermit’slifeontheRiviera,uponahillwayofffromanybody.Ididn’tmeantogobacktothatlife.Imeant,forinstance,London.TheEnglisharethebest-balancedraceintheworld."

           "Theyarenot,"hedisagreed.

           "Theyare.Iknowthem,yousee.ImeantitmightbeniceforyoutotakeahouseinLondonforthespringseasonIknowadoveofahouseinTalbotSquareyoucouldget,furnished.Imean,livingwithsane,well-balancedEnglishpeople."

           Shewouldhavegoneontotellhimalltheoldpropagandastoriesof1914ifhehadnotlaughedandsaid:

           "I’vebeenreadingabookbyMichaelArlenandifthat’s"

           SheruinedMichaelArlenwithawaveofhersaladspoon.

           "Heonlywritesaboutdegenerates.ImeantheworthwhileEnglish."

           AsshethusdismissedherfriendstheywerereplacedinDick’smindonlybyapictureofthealien,unresponsivefacesthatpeopledthesmallhotelsofEurope.

           "Ofcourseit’snoneofmybusiness,"Babyrepeated,asapreliminarytoafurtherplunge,"buttoleaveheraloneinanatmospherelikethat"

           "IwenttoAmericabecausemyfatherdied."

           "Iunderstandthat,ItoldyouhowsorryIwas."

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