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           It’sanawfulnuisanceinthebedatnight."

           "Ilikeit."

           "Wouldn’tyoulikeitshort?"

           "Imight.Ilikeitthewayitis."

           "Itmightbeniceshort.Thenwe’dbothbealike.Oh,darling,IwantyousomuchIwanttobeyoutoo."

           "Youare.We’rethesameone."

           "Iknowit.Atnightweare."

           "Thenightsaregrand."

           "Iwantustobeallmixedup.Idon’twantyoutogoaway.Ijustsaidthat.Yougoifyouwantto.Buthurryrightback.Why,darling,Idon’tliveatallwhenI’mnotwithyou."

           "Iwon’tevergoaway,"Isaid."I’mnogoodwhenyou’renotthere.Ihaven’tanylifeatallanymore."

           "Iwantyoutohavealife.Iwantyoutohaveafinelife.Butwe’llhaveittogether,won’twe?"

           "Andnowdoyouwantmetostopgrowingmybeardorletitgoon?"

           "Goon.Growit.Itwillbeexciting.MaybeitwillbedoneforNewYear’s."

           "Nowdoyouwanttoplaychess?"

           "I’dratherplaywithyou."

           "No.Let’splaychess."

           "Andafterwardwe’llplay?"

           "Yes."

           "Allright."

           Igotoutthechess-boardandarrangedthepieces.Itwasstillsnowinghardoutside.

           OnetimeinthenightIwokeupandknewthatCatherinewasawaketoo.Themoonwasshininginthewindowandmadeshadowsonthebedfromthebarsonthewindow-panes.

           "Areyouawake,sweetheart?"

           "Yes.Can’tyousleep?"

           "IjustwokeupthinkingabouthowIwasnearlycrazywhenIfirstmetyou.Doyouremember?"

           "Youwerejustalittlecrazy."

           "I’mneverthatwayanymore.I’mgrandnow