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Chapter 35

           "OncewhenIwasouttrollingaloneIhadthelineinmyteethandonestruckandnearlytookmymouthout."

           "Thebestwayistohaveitoveryourleg,"Isaid."Thenyoufeelitanddon’tloseyourteeth."

           Iputmyhandinthewater.Itwasverycold.Wewerealmostoppositethehotelnow.

           "Ihavetogoin,"thebarmansaid,"tobethereforeleveno’clock.L’heureducocktail."

           "Allright."

           Ipulledinthelineandwrappeditonasticknotchedateachend.Thebarmanputtheboatinalittleslipinthestonewallandlockeditwithachainandpadlock.

           "Anytimeyouwantit,"hesaid,"I’llgiveyouthekey."

           "Thanks."

           Wewentuptothehotelandintothebar.IdidnotwantanotherdrinksoearlyinthemorningsoIwentuptoourroom.ThemaidhadjustfinisheddoingtheroomandCatherinewasnotbackyet.Ilaydownonthebedandtriedtokeepfromthinking.

           WhenCatherinecamebackitwasallrightagain.Fergusonwasdownstairs,shesaid.Shewascomingtolunch.

           "Iknewyouwouldn’tmind,"Catherinesaid.

           "No,"Isaid.

           "What’sthematter,darling?"

           "Idon’tknow."

           "Iknow.Youhaven’tanythingtodo.AllyouhaveismeandIgoaway."

           "That’strue."

           "I’msorry,darling.Iknowitmustbeadreadfulfeelingtohavenothingatallsuddenly."

           "Mylifeusedtobefullofeverything,"Isaid."Nowifyouaren’twithmeIhaven’tathingintheworld."

           "ButI’llbewithyou.Iwasonlygonefortwohours.

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