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Chapter 21

           ColliswascatchingupwiththeconversationnowandDickswitcheditquickly:"Supposewetalkaboutsomethingelseaboutyou,forinstance.Whydon’tyougetmarried?WeheardyouwereengagedtoLordPaley,thecousinofthe"

           "Oh,no."Shebecamecoyandelusive."Thatwaslastyear."

           "Whydon’tyoumarry?"Dickinsistedstubbornly.

           "Idon’tknow.OneofthemenIlovedwaskilledinthewar,andtheotheronethrewmeover."

           "Tellmeaboutit.Tellmeaboutyourprivatelife,Baby,andyouropinions.YouneverdowealwaystalkaboutNicole."

           "BothofthemwereEnglishmen.Idon’tthinkthere’sanyhighertypeintheworldthanafirst-rateEnglishman,doyou?IfthereisIhaven’tmethim.Thismanoh,it’salongstory.Ihatelongstories,don’tyou?"

           "Andhow!"saidCollis.

           "Why,noIlikethemifthey’regood."

           "That’ssomethingyoudosowell,Dick.Youcankeepapartymovingbyjustalittlesentenceorasayinghereandthere.Ithinkthat’sawonderfultalent."

           "It’satrick,"hesaidgently.Thatmadethreeofheropinionshedisagreedwith.

           "OfcourseIlikeformalityIlikethingstobejustso,andonthegrandscale.Iknowyouprobablydon’tbutyoumustadmitit’sasignofsolidityinme."

           Dickdidnotevenbothertodissentfromthis.

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