Ночь нежна

Chapter 2

           AlastminutedashbyDickandDangeutoovertakehimatthestationresultedonlyinDick’sfailingtomeetNicole;whentheydidmeetinthelobbyofthehotelsheseemedsuddenlytired,andtherewasatightpursetoherlipsthatdisquietedhim.

           "How’sfather?"shedemanded.

           "He’smuchbetter.Heseemedtohaveagooddealofreserveenergyafterall."Hehesitated,breakingittohereasy."Infacthegotupandwentaway."

           Wantingadrink,forthechasehadoccupiedthedinnerhour,heledher,puzzled,towardthegrill,andcontinuedastheyoccupiedtwoleathereasy-chairsandorderedahigh-ballandaglassofbeer:"Themanwhowastakingcareofhimmadeawrongprognosisorsomethingwaitaminute,I’vehardlyhadtimetothinkthethingoutmyself."

           "He’sGONE?"

           "HegottheeveningtrainforParis."

           Theysatsilent.FromNicoleflowedavasttragicapathy.

           "Itwasinstinct,"Dicksaid,finally."Hewasreallydying,buthetriedtogetaresumptionofrhythmhe’snotthefirstpersonthateverwalkedoffhisdeath-bedlikeanoldclockyouknow,youshakeitandsomehowfromsheerhabititgetsgoingagain.Nowyourfather"

           "Oh,don’ttellme,"shesaid.

           "Hisprincipalfuelwasfear,"hecontinued."Hegotafraid,andoffhewent.He’llprobablylivetillninety"

           "Pleasedon’ttellmeanymore,"shesaid."Pleasedon’tIcouldn’tstandanymore."

           "Allright.ThelittledevilIcamedowntoseeishopeless.Wemayaswellgobackto-morrow."

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