Театр

           Thethoughtofrefusinghadneverevenoccurredtohim.

           "AndI-I,"shethought,"ifthey’dofferedmeathousanddollarsaweekIwouldn’thavegoneifitmeantbeingseparatedfromMichael."

           Blackdespairseizedher.Shecoulddonothing.Shemustpretendtobeasdelightedashewas.Hewastoomuchexcitedtositstillandtookheroutintothecrowdedstreettowalk.

           "It’sawonderfulchance.OfcourseAmerica’sexpensive,butIoughttobeabletoliveonfiftydollarsaweekattheoutside,theysaytheAmericansareawfullyhospitableandIshallgetalotoffreemeals.Idon’tseewhyIshouldn’tsaveeightthousanddollarsinthefortyweeksandthat’ssixteenhundredpounds."

           ("Hedoesn’tloveme.Hedoesn’tcareadamnaboutme.Ihatehim.I’dliketokillhim.BlastthatAmericanmanager.")

           "AndifhetakesmeonforasecondyearI’mtogetthreehundred.ThatmeansthatintwoyearsI’dhavethebestpartoffourthousandpounds.Almostenoughtostartmanagementon."

           "Asecondyear!"ForamomentJulialostcontrolofherselfandhervoicewasheavywithtears."D’youmeantosayyou’llbegonetwoyears?"

           "Oh,Ishouldcomebacknextsummerofcourse.TheypaymyfarebackandI’dgoandliveathomesoasnottospendanymoney."

           "Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtogetonwithoutyou."

           Shesaidthewordsverybrightly,sothattheysoundedpolite,butsomewhatcasual.

           "Well,wecanhaveagrandtimetogetherinthesummerandyouknowayear,twoyearsattheoutside,well,itpasseslikeaflashoflightning."