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Chapter 13

           Inthedaytimeoneisdeflatedbysuchtowns,withtheirlittletrolleycarsoftwentyyearsagocrossingthegreatgraycobble-stonedsquaresinfrontofthecathedral,andtheveryweatherseemstohaveaqualityofthepast,fadedweatherlikethatofoldphotographs.ButafterdarkallthatismostsatisfactoryinFrenchlifeswimsbackintothepicturethesprightlytarts,themenarguingwithahundredVoilàsinthecafés,thecouplesdrifting,headtohead,towardthesatisfactoryinexpensivenessofnowhere.Waitingforthetraintheysatinabigarcade,tallenoughtoreleasethesmokeandchatterandmusicupwardandobliginglytheorchestralaunchedinto"Yes,WeHaveNoBananas,"theyclapped,becausetheleaderlookedsopleasedwithhimself.TheTennesseegirlforgothersorrowandenjoyedherself,evenbeganflirtationsoftropicaleye-rollingsandpawings,withDickandAbe.Theyteasedhergently.

           Then,leavinginfinitesimalsectionsofWurtemburgers,PrussianGuards,ChasseursAlpins,ManchestermillhandsandoldEtonianstopursuetheireternaldissolutionunderthewarmrain,theytookthetrainforParis.Theyatesandwichesofmortadelsausageandbelpaesecheesemadeupinthestationrestaurant,anddrankBeaujolais.Nicolewasabstracted,bitingherliprestlesslyandreadingovertheguide-bookstothebattle-fieldthatDickhadbroughtalongindeed,hehadmadeaquickstudyofthewholeaffair,simplifyingitalwaysuntilitboreafaintresemblancetooneofhisownparties.

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