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Chapter 7

           Sheknew,though,thathewassomewhattired,thatitwasonlytheclosenessofRosemary’sexcitingyouththatpromptedtheimpendingeffortshehadseenhimdrawthesameinspirationfromthenewbodiesofherchildrenandshewonderedcoldlyifhewouldmakeaspectacleofhimself.TheDiverswereolderthantheothersintheboattheyoungpeoplewerepolite,deferential,butNicolefeltanundercurrentof"WhoaretheseNumbersanyhow?"andshemissedDick’seasytalentoftakingcontrolofsituationsandmakingthemallrighthehadconcentratedonwhathewasgoingtotrytodo.

           Themotorthrottleddowntwohundredyardsfromshoreandoneoftheyoungmendoveflatovertheedge.Heswamattheaimlesstwistingboard,steadiedit,climbedslowlytohiskneesonitthengotonhisfeetastheboataccelerated.Leaningbackheswunghislightvehicleponderouslyfromsidetosideinslow,breathlessarcsthatrodethetrailingside-swellattheendofeachswing.Inthedirectwakeoftheboatheletgohisrope,balancedforamoment,thenback-flippedintothewater,disappearinglikeastatueofglory,andreappearingasaninsignificantheadwhiletheboatmadethecirclebacktohim.

           Nicolerefusedherturn;thenRosemaryrodetheboardneatlyandconservatively,withfacetiouscheersfromheradmirers.Threeofthemscrambledegotisticallyforthehonorofpullingherintotheboat,managing,amongthem,tobruiseherkneeandhipagainsttheside.

           "Nowyou.Doctor,"saidtheMexicanatthewheel.

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