Chapter 9

           Itwasalimpidblacknight,hungasinabasketfromasingledullstar.Thehornofthecaraheadwasmuffledbytheresistanceofthethickair.Brady’schauffeurdroveslowly;thetail-lightoftheothercarappearedfromtimetotimeatturningsthennotatall.Butaftertenminutesitcameintosightagain,drawnupatthesideoftheroad.Brady’schauffeurslowedupbehindbutimmediatelyitbegantorollforwardslowlyandtheypassedit.IntheinstanttheypassedittheyheardablurofvoicesfrombehindthereticenceofthelimousineandsawthattheDivers’chauffeurwasgrinning.Thentheywenton,goingfastthroughthealternatingbanksofdarknessandthinnight,descendingatlastinaseriesofroller-coasterswoops,tothegreatbulkofGausse’shotel.

           Rosemarydozedforthreehoursandthenlayawake,suspendedinthemoonshine.Cloakedbytheeroticdarknesssheexhaustedthefuturequickly,withalltheeventualitiesthatmightleaduptoakiss,butwiththekissitselfasblurredasakissinpictures.Shechangedpositioninbeddeliberately,thefirstsignofinsomniashehadeverhad,andtriedtothinkwithhermother’smindaboutthequestion.Inthisprocessshewasoftenacutebeyondherexperience,withrememberedthingsfromoldconversationsthathadgoneintoherhalf-heard.

           Rosemaryhadbeenbroughtupwiththeideaofwork.Mrs.

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