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Chapter 21

           Shefiddledwiththeglassgrapesonhernecklace."Butthere’ssoMUCHmoneynow.Plentyforeverything,anditoughttobeusedtogetNicolewell."

           "ForonethingIcan’tseemyselfinLondon."

           "Whynot?Ishouldthinkyoucouldworkthereaswellasanywhereelse."

           Hesatbackandlookedather.Ifshehadeversuspectedtherottedoldtruth,therealreasonforNicole’sillness,shehadcertainlydeterminedtodenyittoherself,shovingitbackinadustyclosetlikeoneofthepaintingssheboughtbymistake.

           TheycontinuedtheconversationintheUlpia,whereCollisClaycameovertotheirtableandsatdown,andagiftedguitarplayerthrummedandrumbled"SuonaFanfaraMia"inthecellarpiledwithwinecasks.

           "It’spossiblethatIwasthewrongpersonforNicole,"Dicksaid."Stillshewouldprobablyhavemarriedsomeoneofmytype,someoneshethoughtshecouldrelyonindefinitely."

           "Youthinkshe’dbehappierwithsomebodyelse?"Babythoughtaloudsuddenly."Ofcourseitcouldbearranged."

           OnlyasshesawDickbendforwardwithhelplesslaughterdidsherealizethepreposterousnessofherremark.

           "Oh,youunderstand,"sheassuredhim."Don’tthinkforamomentthatwe’renotgratefulforallyou’vedone.Andweknowyou’vehadahardtime"

           "ForGod’ssake,"heprotested."IfIdidn’tloveNicoleitmightbedifferent."

           "ButyoudoloveNicole?"shedemandedinalarm.

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