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Chapter 21

           WhenRosemarygavehimhiscuetogo,heleftwithhumorousprotestsandaratherinsolentwinkatDick.AsusualthephoneclamoredandRosemarywasengagedatitfortenminutes,toDick’sincreasingimpatience.

           "Let’sgouptomyroom,"hesuggested,andsheagreed.

           Shelayacrosshiskneesonabigsofa;heranhisfingersthroughthelovelyforelocksofherhair.

           "Letmebecuriousaboutyouagain?"heasked.

           "Whatdoyouwanttoknow?"

           "Aboutmen.I’mcurious,nottosayprurient."

           "YoumeanhowlongafterImetyou?"

           "Orbefore."

           "Oh,no."Shewasshocked."Therewasnothingbefore.YouwerethefirstmanIcaredabout.You’restilltheonlymanIreallycareabout."Sheconsidered."Itwasaboutayear,Ithink."

           "Whowasit?"

           "Oh,aman."

           Heclosedinonherevasion.

           "I’llbetIcantellyouaboutit:thefirstaffairwasunsatisfactoryandafterthattherewasalonggap.Thesecondwasbetter,butyouhadn’tbeeninlovewiththemaninthefirstplace.Thethirdwasallright"

           Torturinghimselfheranon."Thenyouhadonerealaffairthatfellofitsownweight,andbythattimeyouweregettingafraidthatyouwouldn’thaveanythingtogivetothemanyoufinallyloved."HefeltincreasinglyVictorian."Afterwardstherewerehalfadozenjustepisodicaffairs,rightuptothepresent.Isthatclose?"

           Shelaughedbetweenamusementandtears.

           "It’saboutaswrongasitcouldbe,"shesaid,toDick’srelief.

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