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Chapter 15
’How?’
’Whileyou’reaway,Imean,you’resuretocomeback?’
’I’massureasIcanbeofanything,thatIshallcomeback.’
’Yes!Well!TwentiethofJuly!’
Helookedathersostrangely.
Yethereallywantedhertogo.Thatwassocurious.Hewantedhertogo,positively,tohaveherlittleadventuresandperhapscomehomepregnant,andallthat.Atthesametime,hewasafraidofhergoing.
Shewasquivering,watchingherrealopportunityforleavinghimaltogether,waitingtillthetime,herself,himself,shouldberipe.
Shesatandtalkedtothekeeperofhergoingabroad.
’AndthenwhenIcomeback,’shesaid,’IcantellCliffordImustleavehim.AndyouandIcangoaway.Theyneverneedevenknowitisyou.Wecangotoanothercountry,shallwe?ToAfricaorAustralia.Shallwe?’
Shewasquitethrilledbyherplan.
’You’veneverbeentotheColonies,haveyou?’heaskedher.
’No!Haveyou?’
’I’vebeeninIndia,andSouthAfrica,andEgypt.’
’Whyshouldn’twegotoSouthAfrica?’
’Wemight!’hesaidslowly.
’Ordon’tyouwantto?’sheasked.
’Idon’tcare.Idon’tmuchcarewhatIdo.’
’Doesn’titmakeyouhappy?Whynot?Weshan’tbepoor.Ihaveaboutsixhundredayear,Iwroteandasked.It’snotmuch,butit’senough,isn’tit?’
’It’srichestome.’
’Oh,howlovelyitwillbe!’
’ButIoughttogetdivorced,andsooughtyou,unlesswe’regoingtohavecomplications.’
Therewasplentytothinkabout.
Anotherdaysheaskedhimabouthimself.Theywereinthehut,andtherewasathunderstorm.
