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Chapter 5

           Goldingapproached,fightingdowntheresonanceofhishugebulk,whichtransmittedhiswillasthroughagargantuanamplifier,andNicole,stillreluctant,yieldedtohisreiteratedpoints:thattheMarginwasstartingforCannesimmediatelyafterdinner;thattheycouldalwayspackinsomecaviareandchampagne,eventhoughtheyhaddined;thatinanycaseDickwasnowonthephone,tellingtheirchauffeurinNicetodrivetheircarbacktoCannesandleaveitinfrontoftheCafédesAlliéeswheretheDiverscouldretrieveit.

           TheymovedintothediningsalonandDickwasplacednexttoLadySibly-Biers.Nicolesawthathisusuallyruddyfacewasdrainedofblood;hetalkedinadogmaticvoice,ofwhichonlysnatchesreachedNicole:

           "...It’sallrightforyouEnglish,you’redoingadanceofdeath....Sepoysintheruinedfort,ImeanSepoysatthegateandgaietyinthefortandallthat.Thegreenhat,thecrushedhat,nofuture."

           LadyCarolineansweredhiminshortsentencesspottedwiththeterminal"What?"thedouble-edged"Quite!"thedepressing"Cheerio!"thatalwayshadaconnotationofimminentperil,butDickappearedoblivioustothewarningsignals.Suddenlyhemadeaparticularlyvehementpronouncement,thepurportofwhicheludedNicole,butshesawtheyoungwomanturndarkandsinewy,andheardheranswersharply:

           "Afterallachep’sachepandachum’sachum."

           Againhehadoffendedsomeonecouldn’theholdhistonguealittlelonger?Howlong?Todeaththen.

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