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           Ican’tbelievewedoanythingwrong."

           "You’reagrandgirl."

           "Ionlyfeelhungry.Igetterriblyhungry."

           "You’reafinesimplegirl,"Isaid.

           "Iamasimplegirl.Nooneeverunderstooditexceptyou."

           "OncewhenIfirstmetyouIspentanafternoonthinkinghowwewouldgototheHotelCavourtogetherandhowitwouldbe."

           "Thatwasawfullycheekyofyou.Thisisn’ttheCavourisit?"

           "No.Theywouldn’thavetakenusinthere."

           "They’lltakeusinsometime.Butthat’showwediffer,darling.Ineverthoughtaboutanything."

           "Didn’tyoueveratall?"

           "Alittle,"shesaid.

           "Ohyou’realovelygirl."

           Ipouredanotherglassofwine.

           "I’maverysimplegirl,"Catherinesaid.

           "Ididn’tthinksoatfirst.Ithoughtyouwereacrazygirl."

           "Iwasalittlecrazy.ButIwasn’tcrazyinanycomplicatedmanner.Ididn’tconfuseyoudidI,darling?"

           "Wineisagrandthing,"Isaid."Itmakesyouforgetallthebad."

           "It’slovely,"saidCatherine."Butit’sgivenmyfathergoutverybadly."

           "Haveyouafather?"

           "Yes,"saidCatherine."Hehasgout.Youwon’teverhavetomeethim.Haven’tyouafather?"

           "No,"Isaid."Astep-father."

           "WillIlikehim?"

           "Youwon’thavetomeethim."

           "Wehavesuchafinetime,"Catherinesaid."Idon’ttakeanyinterestinanythingelseanymore.I’msoveryhappymarriedtoyou."

           Thewaitercameandtookawaythethings.Afterawhilewewereverystillandwecouldheartherain