Chapter XXXV

           

           Iscarcelyknowhowwegotthroughthatday.Stroevecouldnotbeartobealone,andIexhaustedmyselfineffortstodistracthim.ItookhimtotheLouvre,andhepretendedtolookatpictures,butIsawthathisthoughtswereconstantlywithhiswife.Iforcedhimtoeat,andafterluncheonIinducedhimtoliedown,buthecouldnotsleep.Heacceptedwillinglymyinvitationtoremainforafewdaysinmyapartment.Igavehimbookstoread,butafterapageortwohewouldputthebookdownandstaremiserablyintospace.Duringtheeveningweplayedinnumerablegamesofpiquet,andbravely,nottodisappointmyefforts,hetriedtoappearinterested.FinallyIgavehimadraught,andhesankintouneasyslumber.

           Whenwewentagaintothehospitalwesawanursingsister.ShetoldusthatBlancheseemedalittlebetter,andshewentintoaskifshewouldseeherhusband.Weheardvoicesintheroominwhichshelay,andpresentlythenursereturnedtosaythatthepatientrefusedtoseeanyone.WehadtoldherthatifsherefusedtoseeDirkthenursewastoaskifshewouldseeme,butthissherefusedalso.Dirk’slipstrembled.

           "Idarenotinsist,"saidthenurse."Sheistooill.Perhapsinadayortwoshemaychangehermind."

           "Isthereanyoneelseshewantstosee?"askedDirk,inavoicesolowitwasalmostawhisper.

           "Shesayssheonlywantstobeleftinpeace."

           Dirk’shandsmovedstrangely,asthoughtheyhadnothingtodowithhisbody,withamovementoftheirown.

           "WillyoutellherthatifthereisanyoneelseshewishestoseeIwillbringhim?Ionlywanthertobehappy.

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