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Chapter 5

           WaitingcautiouslyintheneighborhoodofthekitchenDickheardacorkpop,butheyieldedthepoint.Therewasnofurthertroublewhenthenephewarrived,allapologetic,AugustinebadeDickacheerful,convivialgood-byandcalledup"Allrevoir,Madame!Bonnechance!"toNicole’swindow.

           TheDiverswenttoNiceanddinedonabouillabaisse,whichisastewofrockfishandsmalllobsters,highlyseasonedwithsaffron,andabottleofcoldChablis.HeexpressedpityforAugustine.

           "I’mnotsorryabit,"saidNicole.

           "I’msorryandyetIwishI’dshovedheroverthecliff."

           Therewaslittletheydaredtalkaboutinthesedays;seldomdidtheyfindtherightwordwhenitcounted,itarrivedalwaysamomenttoolatewhenonecouldnotreachtheotheranymore.To-nightAugustine’soutbursthadshakenthemfromtheirseparatereveries;withtheburnandchillofthespicedbrothandtheparchingwinetheytalked.

           "Wecan’tgoonlikethis,"Nicolesuggested."Orcanwe?whatdoyouthink?"StartledthatforthemomentDickdidnotdenyit,shecontinued,"SomeofthetimeIthinkit’smyfaultI’veruinedyou."

           "SoI’mruined,amI?"heinquiredpleasantly.

           "Ididn’tmeanthat.Butyouusedtowanttocreatethingsnowyouseemtowanttosmashthemup."

           Shetrembledatcriticizinghiminthesebroadtermsbuthisenlargingsilencefrightenedherevenmore.Sheguessedthatsomethingwasdevelopingbehindthesilence,behindthehard,blueeyes,thealmostunnaturalinterestinthechildren.

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