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Chapter 5

           Thenshelookedamongthestrangers,andfoundasusual,thefierceneurotics,pretendingcalm,likingthecountryonlyinhorrorofthecity,ofthesoundoftheirownvoiceswhichhadsetthetoneandpitch....Sheasked:

           "Whoisthewomaninwhite?"

           "Theonewhowasbesideme?LadyCarolineSibly-Biers."Theylistenedforamomenttohervoiceacrosstheway:

           "Theman’sascoundrel,buthe’sacatofthestripe.Wesatupallnightplayingtwo-handedchemin-de-fer,andheowesmeamilleSwiss."

           Tommylaughedandsaid:"SheisnowthewickedestwomaninLondonwheneverIcomebacktoEuropethereisanewcropofthewickedestwomenfromLondon.She’stheverylatestthoughIbelievethereisnowoneotherwho’sconsideredalmostaswicked."

           Nicoleglancedagainatthewomanacrossthedeckshewasfragile,tubercularitwasincrediblethatsuchnarrowshoulders,suchpunyarmscouldbearaloftthepennonofdecadence,lastensignofthefadingempire.HerresemblancewasrathertooneofJohnHeld’sflat-chestedflappersthantothehierarchyoftalllanguidblondeswhohadposedforpaintersandnovelistssincebeforethewar.

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