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Chapter 6
"You’remorelovelythanever,"shesaid.
"Oh,don’tbesosilly,"helaughed,squeezingherarmaffectionately."Youhaven’tgottogobacktillafterdinner,haveyou?"
"Ihaven’tgottogobacktilltomorrow.I’vetakenacoupleofroomsattheAdelphi,sothatwecanhavearealtalk."
"TheAdelphi’sabitgrand,isn’tit?"
"Oh,well,youdon’tcomebackfromAmericaeveryday.Damntheexpense."
"Extravagantlittlething,aren’tyou?Ididn’tknowwhenwe’ddock,soItoldmypeopleI’dwirewhenIwasgettingdowntoCheltenham.I’lltellthemI’llbecomingalongtomorrow."
WhentheygottothehotelMichaelcametoJulia’sroom,athersuggestion,sothattheycouldtalkinpeaceandquiet.Shesatonhisknees,withherarmroundhisneck,hercheekagainsthis.
"Oh,it’ssogoodtobehomeagain,"shesighed.
"Youdon’thavetotellmethat,"hesaid,notunderstandingthatshereferredtohisarmsandnottohisarrival.
"D’youstilllikeme?"
"Rather."
Shekissedhimfondly.
"Oh,youdon’tknowhowI’vemissedyou."
"IwasanawfulflopinAmerica,"hesaid."Ididn’ttellyouinmyletters,becauseIthoughtitwouldonlyworryyou.Theythoughtmerotten."
"Michael,"shecried,asthoughshecouldnotbelievehim.
"Thefactis,Isuppose,I’mtooEnglish.Theydon’twantmeanotheryear.Ididn’tthinktheydid,butjustasamatterofformIaskedthemiftheyweregoingtoexercisetheiroptionandtheysaidno,notatanyprice."
Juliawassilent.
