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Chapter 4

           "Otherthantheactorsanddirectors?"

           "Everyhotelguesteventravellingsalesmen.Why,theytriedtosendmeupadozencandidates,butNicolewouldn’tstandforit."

           Nicolereprovedhimwhentheywereintheirroomalone."Whysomanyhighballs?Whydidyouuseyourwordspicinfrontofhim?"

           "Excuseme,Imeantsmoke.Thetongueslipped."

           "Dick,thisisn’tfaintlylikeyou."

           "Excusemeagain.I’mnotmuchlikemyselfanymore."

           ThatnightDickopenedabathroomwindow,givingonanarrowandtubularcourtofthechâteau,grayasratsbutechoingatthemomenttoplaintiveandpeculiarmusic,sadasaflute.TwomenwerechantinginanEasternlanguageordialectfullofk’sandl’sheleanedoutbuthecouldnotseethem;therewasobviouslyareligioussignificanceinthesounds,andtiredandemotionlessheletthemprayforhimtoo,butwhatfor,savethatheshouldnotlosehimselfinhisincreasingmelancholy,hedidnotknow.

           Nextday,overathinlywoodedhillsidetheyshotscrawnybirds,distantpoorrelationstothepartridge.ItwasdoneinavagueimitationoftheEnglishmanner,withacorpsofinexperiencedbeaterswhomDickmanagedtomissbyfiringonlydirectlyoverhead.

           OntheirreturnLanierwaswaitingintheirsuite.

           "Father,yousaidtellyouimmediatelyifwewerenearthesickboy."

           Nicolewhirledabout,immediatelyonguard.

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