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Chapter 17

           Nomorethanextremeyouth.

           "IheardyoudoingtheConrad.Splendid."

           "Thankyou."

           "Perhapswecouldhavecoffeetogethersometimeanddiscussyourplans?"

           "Ifyoulike,"shesaid,returningtoProust.

           Hewasgladhehadstipulatedcoffee,ratherthandinner;hiswifekepthimonshortcommons,anddinnerdemandedadegreeofgratitudehecouldn’tbesureJustinewasreadytomanifest.However,hefollowedhiscasualinvitationup,andboreherofftoadarklittleplaceinlowerElizabethStreet,wherehewasreasonablysurehiswifewouldn’tthinkoflookingforhim.

           Inself-defenseJustinehadlearnedtosmoke,tiredofalwaysappearinggoody-goodyinrefusingofferedcigarettes.Aftertheywereseatedshetookherowncigarettesoutofherbag,anewpack,andpeeledthetopcellophanefromtheflip-topboxcarefully,makingsurethelargerpieceofcellophanestillsheathedthebulkofthepacket.Arthurwatchedherdeliberateness,amusedandinterested.

           "Whyonearthgotosomuchtrouble?Justripitalloff,Justine."

           "Howuntidy!"

           Hepickeduptheboxandstrokeditsintactshroudreflectively."Now,ifIwasadiscipleoftheeminentSigmundFreud…"

           "IfyouwereFreud,what?"Sheglancedup,sawthewaitressstandingbesideher."Cappuccino,please."

           Itannoyedhimthatshegaveherownorder,butheletitpass,moreintentonpursuingthethoughtinhismind."Vienna,please.Now,gettingbacktowhatIwassayingaboutFreud.

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