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Chapter 4

           Itisnotnecessarilypovertyofspiritthatmakesawomansurroundherselfwithlifeitcanbeasuperabundanceofinterest,and,exceptduringherflashesofillness,Nicolewascapableofbeingcuratorofitall.Forexamplewiththegreatquantityofheavybaggagepresentlyfromthevanwouldbeunloadedfourwardrobetrunks,ashoetrunk,threehattrunks,andtwohatboxes,achestofservants’trunks,aportablefiling-cabinet,amedicinecase,aspiritlampcontainer,apicnicset,fourtennisracketsinpressesandcases,aphonograph,atypewriter.Distributedamongthespacesreservedforfamilyandentourageweretwodozensupplementarygrips,satchelsandpackages,eachonenumbered,downtothetagonthecanecase.Thusallofitcouldbecheckedupintwominutesonanystationplatform,someforstorage,someforaccompanimentfromthe"lighttriplist"orthe"heavytriplist,"constantlyrevised,andcarriedonmetal-edgedplaquesinNicole’spurse.Shehaddevisedthesystemasachildwhentravellingwithherfailingmother.Itwasequivalenttothesystemofaregimentalsupplyofficerwhomustthinkofthebelliesandequipmentofthreethousandmen.

           TheDiversflockedfromthetrainintotheearlygatheredtwilightofthevalley.ThevillagepeoplewatchedthedebarkationwithanaweakintothatwhichfollowedtheItalianpilgrimagesofLordByronacenturybefore.TheirhostesswastheContessadiMinghetti,latelyMaryNorth.

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