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Chapter 5

           "Parlezfrançaisavecmoi,Nicole."

           "ButthemeaningsaredifferentinFrenchyoucanbeheroicandgallantwithdignity,andyouknowit.ButinEnglishyoucan’tbeheroicandgallantwithoutbeingalittleabsurd,andyouknowthattoo.Thatgivesmeanadvantage."

           "Butafterall"Hechuckledsuddenly."EveninEnglishI’mbrave,heroicandallthat."

           Shepretendedtobegroggywithwondermentbuthewasnotabashed.

           "IonlyknowwhatIseeinthecinema,"hesaid.

           "Isitalllikethemovies?"

           "Themoviesaren’tsobadnowthisRonaldColmanhaveyouseenhispicturesabouttheCorpsd’AfriqueduNord?They’renotbadatall."

           "Verywell,wheneverIgotothemoviesI’llknowyou’regoingthroughjustthatsortofthingatthatmoment."

           Asshespoke,Nicolewasawareofasmall,pale,prettyyoungwomanwithlovelymetallichair,almostgreeninthedecklights,whohadbeensittingontheothersideofTommyandmighthavebeenparteitheroftheirconversationoroftheonenexttothem.ShehadobviouslyhadamonopolyofTommy,fornowsheabandonedhopeofhisattentionwithwhatwasoncecalledillgrace,andpetulantlycrossedthecrescentofthedeck.

           "Afterall,Iamahero,"Tommysaidcalmly,onlyhalfjoking."Ihaveferociouscourage,US-ually,somethinglikealion,somethinglikeadrunkenman."

           Nicolewaiteduntiltheechoofhisboasthaddiedawayinhismindsheknewhehadprobablynevermadesuchastatementbefore.

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