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Chapter 34

           Isawacarriagecomingdownthestreetandsignalledtothedriver.Itwasbettertoarriveinacarriage.Wedroveuptothecarriageentranceofthebighotelandtheconciergecameoutwithanumbrellaandwasverypolite.

           Itookagoodroom.Itwasverybigandlightandlookedoutonthelake.Thecloudsweredownoverthelakebutitwouldbebeautifulwiththesunlight.Iwasexpectingmywife,Isaid.Therewasabigdoublebed,alettomatrimonialewithasatincoverlet.Thehotelwasveryluxurious.Iwentdownthelonghalls,downthewidestairs,throughtheroomstothebar.Iknewthebarmanandsatonahighstoolandatesaltedalmondsandpotatochips.Themartinifeltcoolandclean.

           "Whatareyoudoinghereinborghese?"thebarmanaskedafterhehadmixedasecondmartini.

           "Iamonleave.Convalescing-leave."

           "Thereisnoonehere.Idon’tknowwhytheykeepthehotelopen."

           "Haveyoubeenfishing?"

           "I’vecaughtsomebeautifulpieces.Trollingthistimeofyearyoucatchsomebeautifulpieces."

           "DidyouevergetthetobaccoIsent?"

           "Yes.Didn’tyougetmycard?"

           Ilaughed.Ihadnotbeenabletogetthetobacco.ItwasAmericanpipe-tobaccothathewanted,butmyrelativeshadstoppedsendingitoritwasbeingheldup.Anywayitnevercame.

           "I’llgetsomesomewhere,"Isaid."TellmehaveyouseentwoEnglishgirlsinthetown?Theycameheredaybeforeyesterday."

           "Theyarenotatthehotel."

           "Theyarenurses."

           "Ihaveseentwonurses.Waitaminute,Iwillfindoutwheretheyare."

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