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Chapter 15
Ifonlyitdoesn’tbringherdownonmyhead!’
’Willshehavetoknow?’
’Yes!sheisservedwithanotice:soisthemansheliveswith,theco-respondent.’
’Isn’tithateful,alltheperformances!IsupposeI’dhavetogothroughitwithClifford.’
Therewasasilence.
’Andofcourse,’hesaid,’Ihavetoliveanexemplarylifeforthenextsixoreightmonths.SoifyougotoVenice,there’stemptationremovedforaweekortwo,atleast.’
’AmItemptation!’shesaid,strokinghisface.’I’msogladI’mtemptationtoyou!Don’tlet’sthinkaboutit!Youfrightenmewhenyoustartthinking:yourollmeoutflat.Don’tlet’sthinkaboutit.Wecanthinksomuchwhenweareapart.That’sthewholepoint!I’vebeenthinking,ImustcometoyouforanothernightbeforeIgo.Imustcomeoncemoretothecottage.ShallIcomeonThursdaynight?’
’Isn’tthatwhenyoursisterwillbethere?’
’Yes!Butshesaidwewouldstartattea-time.Sowecouldstartattea-time.ButshecouldsleepsomewhereelseandIcouldsleepwithyou.
’Butthenshe’dhavetoknow.’
’Oh,Ishalltellher.I’vemoreorlesstoldheralready.ImusttalkitalloverwithHilda.She’sagreathelp,sosensible.’
Hewasthinkingofherplan.
’Soyou’dstartofffromWragbyattea-time,asifyouweregoingtoLondon?Whichwaywereyougoing?’
’ByNottinghamandGrantham.’
’Andthenyoursisterwoulddropyousomewhereandyou’dwalkordrivebackhere?Soundsveryrisky,tome.’
’Doesit?Well,then,Hildacouldbringmeback.
