Ночь нежна

Chapter 21

           Whatofit?Whatdoyouexpectmetodo?Youneveraskedmetomarryyou.Doyouwantmetoplayaroundforeverwithhalf-witslikeCollisClay?"

           "YouwerewithNicoteralastnight?"

           "That’snoneofyourbusiness,"shesobbed."Excuseme,Dick,itisyourbusiness.YouandMotheraretheonlytwopeopleintheworldIcareabout."

           "HowaboutNicotera?"

           "HowdoIknow?"

           Shehadachievedtheelusivenessthatgiveshiddensignificancetotheleastsignificantremarks.

           "IsitlikeyoufelttowardmeinParis?"

           "IfeelcomfortableandhappywhenI’mwithyou.InParisitwasdifferent.Butyouneverknowhowyouoncefelt.Doyou?"

           Hegotupandbegancollectinghiseveningclothesifhehadtobringallthebitternessandhatredoftheworldintohisheart,hewasnotgoingtobeinlovewithheragain.

           "Idon’tcareaboutNicotera!"shedeclared."ButI’vegottogotoLivornowiththecompanyto-morrow.Oh,whydidthishavetohappen?"Therewasanewfloodoftears."It’ssuchashame.Whydidyoucomehere?Whycouldn’twejusthavethememoryanyhow?IfeelasifI’dquarrelledwithMother."

           Ashebegantodress,shegotupandwenttothedoor.

           "Iwon’tgotothepartyto-night."Itwasherlasteffort."I’llstaywithyou.Idon’twanttogoanyhow."

           Thetidebegantoflowagain,butheretreatedfromit.

           "I’llbeinmyroom,"shesaid."Good-by,Dick."

           "Good-by."

           "Oh,suchashame,suchashame.Oh,suchashame

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