Ночь нежна

Chapter 12

           "HaveIbeennourished?"heasked.

           Marywashavingagoodtime,thoughshedidnotknowit,asshehadsatdownwithhimonlyoutoffear.Againsherefusedadrinkandsaid:"Self-indulgenceisbackofit.Ofcourse,afterAbeyoucanimaginehowIfeelaboutitsinceIwatchedtheprogressofagoodmantowardalcoholism"

           DownthestepstrippedLadyCarolineSibly-Bierswithblithetheatricality.

           Dickfeltfinehewasalreadywellinadvanceoftheday;arrivedatwhereamanshouldbeattheendofagooddinner,yetheshowedonlyafine,considered,restrainedinterestinMary.Hiseyes,forthemomentclearasachild’s,askedhersympathyandstealingoverhimhefelttheoldnecessityofconvincingherthathewasthelastmanintheworldandshewasthelastwoman.

           ...Thenhewouldnothavetolookatthosetwootherfigures,amanandawoman,blackandwhiteandmetallicagainstthesky....

           "Youoncelikedme,didn’tyou?"heasked.

           "LIKEDyouILOVEDyou.Everybodylovedyou.Youcould’vehadanybodyyouwantedfortheasking"

           "Therehasalwaysbeensomethingbetweenyouandme."

           Shebiteagerly."Hasthere,Dick?"

           "AlwaysIknewyourtroublesandhowbraveyouwereaboutthem."Buttheoldinteriorlaughterhadbeguninsidehimandheknewhecouldn’tkeepitupmuchlonger.

           "Ialwaysthoughtyouknewalot,"Marysaidenthusiastically."Moreaboutmethananyonehaseverknown.Perhapsthat’swhyIwassoafraidofyouwhenwedidn’tgetalongsowell."

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