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           Herquestionpulledhimupwithajerk,andhefloundered."Iwant—Iwantsomehowtogetawaywithyouintoaworldwherewordslikethat—categorieslikethat—won’texist.Whereweshallbesimplytwohumanbeingswholoveeachother,whoarethewholeoflifetoeachother;andnothingelseonearthwillmatter."Shedrewadeepsighthatendedinanotherlaugh."Oh,mydear—whereisthatcountry?Haveyoueverbeenthere?"sheasked;andasheremainedsullenlydumbshewenton:"Iknowsomanywho’vetriedtofindit;and,believeme,theyallgotoutbymistakeatwaysidestations:atplaceslikeBoulogne,orPisa,orMonteCarlo—anditwasn’tatalldifferentfromtheoldworldthey’dleft,butonlyrathersmalleranddingierandmorepromiscuous."Hehadneverheardherspeakinsuchatone,andherememberedthephraseshehadusedalittlewhilebefore."Yes,theGorgonHASdriedyourtears,"hesaid."Well,sheopenedmyeyestoo;it’sadelusiontosaythatsheblindspeople.Whatshedoesisjustthecontrary—shefastenstheireyelidsopen,sothatthey’reneveragainintheblesseddarkness.Isn’tthereaChinesetorturelikethat?Thereoughttobe.Ah,believeme,it’samiserablelittlecountry!"ThecarriagehadcrossedForty-secondStreet:May’ssturdybrougham-horsewascarryingthemnorthwardasifhehadbeenaKentuckytrotter.Archerchokedwiththesenseofwastedminutesandvainwords."Thenwhat,exactly,isyourplanforus?"heasked."ForUS?Butthere’snoUSinthatsense!We’reneareachotheronlyifwestayfarfromeachother.Thenwecanbeourselves