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           "

           "Whatdoyoumean?And"—herquestionshadcaughtupwithher—"andwhatdoyouknowaboutmytorturehere?"

           "Dagny,aren’tyoubeginningtoseethatIwouldknoweverythingaboutit?"

           "Howdidyou...Francisco!Whatwereyouwhistlingwhenyouwerecomingupthehill?"

           "Why,wasI?Idon’tknow."

           "ItwastheFifthConcertobyRichardHalley,wasn’tit?"

           "Oh...I—"Helookedstartled,thensmiledinamusementathimself,thenansweredgravely,"I’lltellyouthatlater."

           "HowdidyoufindoutwhereIwas?"

           "I’lltellyouthat,too."

           "YouforceditoutofEddie."

           "Ihaven’tseenEddieforoverayear."

           "Hewastheonlyonewhoknewit."

           "Itwasn’tEddiewhotoldme."

           "Ididn’twantanybodytofindme."

           Heglancedslowlyabouthim,shesawhiseyesstoponthepathshehadbuilt,ontheplantedflowers,onthefresh-shingledroof.Hechuckled,asifheunderstoodandasifithurthim."Youshouldn’thavebeenlefthereforamonth,"hesaid."God,youshouldn’thave!It’smyfirstfailure,attheonetimewhenIdidn’twanttofail.ButIdidn’tthinkyouwerereadytoquit.HadIknownit,Iwouldhavewatchedyoudayandnight.