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Chapter 26

           Tobesure,ineverytownthelotwascrawlingwithmarksbutshehadacquiredthecarneyviewpoint;marksdidnotcounttheymightaswellhavebeenbehindglass.Jillquiteunderstoodwhythegirlsintheposingshowcouldanddidexhibitthemselvesinverylittle(and,insometowns,nothing,ifthefixwassolid)withoutfeelingimmodest?andwithoutbeingimmodestintheirconductoutsidetheposingshow.Marksweren’tpeopletothem;theywereblobsofnothing,hardlyseen,whosesolefunctionwastocoughuphalfdollarsforthetake.

           Yes,thecarniehadbeenahappy,utterlysafehome,eventhoughtheiracthadflopped.IthadnotalwaysbeenthatwaywhenfirsttheyleftthesafetyofJubal’shometogooutintotheworldandincreaseMike’seducation.Theyhadbeenspottedmorethanonceandseveraltimestheyhadhadtroublegettingaway,notonlyfromthepress,butfromtheendlesspeoplewhoseemedtofeelthattheyhadarighttodemandthingsofMike,simplybecausehehadthemisfortunetobetheManfromMars.

           PresentlyMikehadthoughthisfeaturesintomorematurelinesandhadmadeotherslightchangesinhisappearance.That,plusthefactthattheyfrequentedplaceswheretheManfromMarswouldcertainlynotbeexpected(bythepublic)togo,gotthemprivacy.Aboutthattime,whenJillwasphoninghometogiveanewmailingaddress,Jubalhadsuggestedacover-upstoryandacoupleofdayslaterJillhadreadthattheManfromMarshadagaingoneintoretreat,thistimeinaTibetanmonastery.

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