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Chapter 5

           Hisvoicewassereneasherecognizedher.

           "It’sanicenight."

           "Iwasworried."

           "Oh,youwereworried?"

           "Oh,don’ttalkthatway.ItwouldgivemesomuchpleasuretothinkofalittlesomethingIcoulddoforyou,Dick."

           Heturnedawayfromher,towardtheveilofstarlightoverAfrica.

           "Ibelievethat’strue,Nicole.AndsometimesIbelievethatthelittleritwas,themorepleasureitwouldgiveyou."

           "Don’ttalklikethatdon’tsaysuchthings."

           Hisface,waninthelightthatthewhitespraycaughtandtossedbacktothebrilliantskyhadnoneofthelinesofannoyanceshehadexpected.Itwasevendetached;hiseyesfocusseduponhergraduallyasuponachessmantobemoved;inthesameslowmannerhecaughtherwristanddrewhernear.

           "Youruinedme,didyou?"heinquiredblandly."Thenwe’rebothruined.So"

           Coldwithterrorsheputherotherwristintohisgrip.Allright,shewouldgowithhimagainshefeltthebeautyofthenightvividlyinonemomentofcompleteresponseandabnegationallright,then

           butnowshewasunexpectedlyfreeandDickturnedhisbacksighing."Tch!tch!"

           TearsstreameddownNicole’sfaceinamomentsheheardsomeoneapproaching;itwasTommy.

           "Youfoundhim!Nicolethoughtmaybeyoujumpedoverboard,Dick,"hesaid,"becausethatlittleEnglishpouleslangedyou."

           "It’dbeagoodsettingtojumpoverboard,"saidDickmildly.

           "Wouldn’tit?"agreedNicolehastily."Let’sborrowlife-preserversandjumpover.

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