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Chapter 26
Theybothofthemthoughttheplaywouldmakeher.Fools.Itwouldkillher.
"Youknowhowcleveryouare,Michael,I’msureyoucantrainherifyou’rewillingtotakealittletrouble."
"Butthat’sjustit,shedoesn’tseemabletotakedirection.Ishowherexactlyhowtosayalineandthenshegoesandsaysitinherownway.Youwouldn’tbelieveit,butsometimesIcanhardlyhelpthinkingshe’sunderthedelusionthatsheknowsbetterthanIdo."
"Youmakehernervous.Whenyoutellhertodosomethingshe’sinsuchadithershedoesn’tknowwhatshe’supto."
"Goodlord,noonecouldbemoreeasythanIam.I’veneverevenbeensharpwithher."
Juliagavehimanaffectionatesmile.
"Areyougoingtopretendthatyoureallydon’tknowwhat’sthematterwithher?"
"No,what?"
Helookedatherwithablankface.
"Comeoffit,darling.Haven’tyounoticedthatshe’smadlyinlovewithyou?"
"Withme?ButIthoughtshewaspracticallyengagedtoTom.Nonsense.You’realwaysfancyingthingslikethat."
"Butit’squiteobvious.Afterallsheisn’tthefirstwho’sfallenforyourfatalbeauty,andIdon’tsupposeshe’llbethelast."
"Heavenknows,Idon’twanttoqueerpoorTom’spitch."
"It’snotyourfault,isit?"
"Whatd’youwantmetodoaboutitthen?"
"Well,Ithinkyououghttobenicetoher.She’sveryyoung,youknow,poorthing.Whatshewantsisahelpinghand.IfyoutookheraloneafewtimesandwentthroughthepartwithherIbelieveyoucoulddowonders
