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Chapter 12

           Intothedark,smokyrestaurant,smellingoftherichrawfoodsonthebuffet,slidNicole’ssky-bluesuitlikeastraysegmentoftheweatheroutside.Seeingfromtheireyeshowbeautifulshewas,shethankedthemwithasmileofradiantappreciation.Theywereallverynicepeopleforawhile,verycourteousandallthat.Thentheygrewtiredofitandtheywerefunnyandbitter,andfinallytheymadealotofplans.Theylaughedatthingsthattheywouldnotrememberclearlyafterwardlaughedalotandthemendrankthreebottlesofwine.ThetrioofwomenatthetablewererepresentativeoftheenormousfluxofAmericanlife.Nicolewasthegranddaughterofaself-madeAmericancapitalistandthegranddaughterofaCountoftheHouseofLippeWeissenfeld.MaryNorthwasthedaughterofajourneymanpaper-hangerandadescendantofPresidentTyler.Rosemarywasfromthemiddleofthemiddleclass,catapultedbyhermotherontotheunchartedheightsofHollywood.TheirpointofresemblancetoeachotherandtheirdifferencefromsomanyAmericanwomen,layinthefactthattheywereallhappytoexistinaman’sworldtheypreservedtheirindividualitythroughmenandnotbyoppositiontothem.Theywouldallthreehavemadealternativelygoodcourtesansorgoodwivesnotbytheaccidentofbirthbutthroughthegreateraccidentoffindingtheirmanornotfindinghim.

           SoRosemaryfounditapleasantparty,thatluncheon,nicerinthattherewereonlysevenpeople,aboutthelimitofagoodparty.

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