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Chapter 19
`BecauseIhadtosee,’Mollysaid.
`Andthenwewouldhavetalked,youandI?Likethis?’Herdarkhairwasverystraight,center-parted,drawnbackintoaknotofdullsterling.`Shallwetalknow?’
`Takethisoff,’Mollysaid,raisinghercaptivehands.
`Youkilledmyfather,’3Janesaid,nochangewhateverinhertone.`Iwaswatchingonthemonitors.Mymother’seyes,hecalledthem.’
`Hekilledthepuppet.Itlookedlikeyou.’
`Hewasfondofbroadgestures,’shesaid,andthenRivierawasbesideher,radiantwithdrugs,intheseersuckerconvictoutfithe’dwornintheroofgardenoftheirhotel.
`Gettingacquainted?She’saninterestinggirl,isn’tshe?IthoughtsowhenIfirstsawher.’Hesteppedpast3Jane.`Itisn’tgoingtowork,youknow.’
`Isn’tit,Peter?’Mollymanagedagrin.
`Wintermutewon’tbethefirsttohavemadethesamemistake.Underestimatingme.’Hecrossedthetiledpoolbordertoawhiteenameltableandsplashedmineralwaterintoaheavycrystalhighballglass.`Hetalkedwithme,Molly.Isupposehetalkedtoallofus.You,andCase,whateverthereisofArmitagetotalkto.Hecan’treallyunderstandus,youknow.Hehashisprofiles,butthoseareonlystatistics.Youmaybethestatisticalanimal,darling,andCaseisnothingbut,butIpossessaqualityunquantifiablebyitsverynature.’Hedrank.
