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Chapter 18
’Iwantyoutoholdmeinyourarms,’shesaid.’Iwantyoutotellmeyouaregladwearehavingachild.’
Shelookedsolovelyandwarmandwistful,hisbowelsstirredtowardsher.
’Isupposewecangotomyroom,’hesaid.’Thoughit’sscandalousagain.’
Butshesawtheforgetfulnessoftheworldcomingoverhimagain,hisfacetakingthesoft,purelookoftenderpassion.
TheywalkedbytheremoterstreetstoCoburgSquare,wherehehadaroomatthetopofthehouse,anatticroomwherehecookedforhimselfonagasring.Itwassmall,butdecentandtidy.
Shetookoffherthings,andmadehimdothesame.Shewaslovelyinthesoftfirstflushofherpregnancy.
’Ioughttoleaveyoualone,’hesaid.
’No!’shesaid.’Loveme!Loveme,andsayyou’llkeepme.Sayyou’llkeepme!Sayyou’llneverletmego,totheworldnortoanybody.’
Shecreptcloseagainsthim,clingingfasttohisthin,strongnakedbody,theonlyhomeshehadeverknown.
’ThenI’llkeepthee,’hesaid.’Ifthawantsit,thenI’llkeepthee.’
Heheldherroundandfast.
’Andsayyou’regladaboutthechild,’sherepeated.
’Kissit!Kissmywombandsayyou’regladit’sthere.’
Butthatwasmoredifficultforhim.
’I’veadreadofputtin’childreni’th’world,’hesaid.’I’vesuchadreado’th’futurefor’em.’
’Butyou’veputitintome.Betendertoit,andthatwillbeitsfuturealready.Kissit!’
Hequivered,becauseitwastrue.’Betendertoit,andthatwillbeitsfuture.’--Atthatmomenthefeltasheerloveforthewoman.
