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           Wherewouldyoubeexceptforme,Ishouldliketoknow.Anydistinctionyou’vegot,theonlyimportanceyouhaveintheworld,isthatyouhappentoknowme.Who’smadeyourpartiesgoalltheseyears?D’youthinkthatpeoplecametothemtoseeyou?Theycametoseeme.Neveragain.Never."Itwasinpointoffactamonologueratherthanaconversation.

           Lateron,atthecinema,shesatnexttoTomasshehadintendedandheldhishand,butitseemedtohersingularlyunresponsive.Likeafish’sfin.ShesuspectedthathewasthinkinguncomfortablyofwhatMichaelhadsaid.Shewishedthatshehadhadanopportunityofafewwordswithhimsothatshemighthavetoldhimnottoworry.Afterallnoonecouldhavecarriedofftheincidentwithmorebrilliancethanshehad.Aplomb;thatwastheword.ShewonderedwhatitwasexactlythatDollyhadtoldMichael.Shehadbetterfindout.ItwouldnotdotoaskMichael,thatwouldlookasthoughsheattachedimportancetoit;shemustfindoutfromDollyherself.Itwouldbemuchwisernottohavearowwithher.JuliasmiledasshethoughtofthesceneshewouldhavewithDolly.Shewouldbesweetnessitself,shewouldwheedleitalloutofher,andnevergiveheraninklingthatshewasangry.Itwascuriousthatitshouldsendacoldshiverdownherbacktothinkthatpeopleweretalkingabouther.Afterallifshecouldn’tdowhatsheliked,whocould?Herprivatelifewasnobody’sbusiness.Allthesameonecouldn’tdenythatitwouldn’tbeveryniceifpeoplewerelaughingather.