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Chapter 12

           Heraffairshadlongsharedsuchasameness,that,asshedriedout,theyweremoreimportantfortheirconversationalvaluethanforthemselves.Heremotionshadtheirtruestexistenceinthetellingofthem.

           "Ishegone?"Nicoleaskedafterawhile."Ithinkhistrainleavesatnoon."

           Babylooked.

           "No.He’smoveduphigherontheterraceandhe’stalkingtosomewomen.Anyhowtherearesomanypeoplenowthathedoesn’tHAVEtoseeus."

           Hehadseenthemthough,astheylefttheirpavilion,andhefollowedthemwithhiseyesuntiltheydisappearedagain.HesatwithMaryMinghetti,drinkinganisette.

           "Youwerelikeyouusedtobethenightyouhelpedus,"shewassaying,"exceptattheend,whenyouwerehorridaboutCaroline.Whyaren’tyounicelikethatalways?Youcanbe."

           ItseemedfantastictoDicktobeinapositionwhereMaryNorthcouldtellhimaboutthings.

           "Yourfriendsstilllikeyou,Dick.Butyousayawfulthingstopeoplewhenyou’vebeendrinking.I’vespentmostofmytimedefendingyouthissummer."

           "ThatremarkisoneofDoctorEliot’sclassics."

           "It’strue.Nobodycareswhetheryoudrinkornot"Shehesitated,"evenwhenAbedrankhardest,heneveroffendedpeoplelikeyoudo."

           "You’reallsodull,"hesaid.

           "Butwe’reallthereis!"criedMary."Ifyoudon’tlikenicepeople,trytheoneswhoaren’tnice,andseehowyoulikethat!Allpeoplewantistohaveagoodtimeandifyoumakethemunhappyyoucutyourselfofffromnourishment."

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