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Chapter 5
Andhisrestlessnesswasevident.Heaskedherabouthisplay...didshethinkitgood?Hehadtohearitpraised:thataffectedhimwiththelastthinthrillofpassionbeyondanysexualorgasm.Andshepraiseditrapturously.Yetallthewhile,atthebottomofhersoul,sheknewitwasnothing.
’Lookhere!’hesaidsuddenlyatlast.’Whydon’tyouandImakeacleanthingofit?Whydon’twemarry?’
’ButIammarried,’shesaid,amazed,andyetfeelingnothing.
’Ohthat!...he’lldivorceyouallright...Whydon’tyouandImarry?Iwanttomarry.Iknowitwouldbethebestthingforme...marryandleadaregularlife.Ileadthedeuceofalife,simplytearingmyselftopieces.Lookhere,youandI,we’remadeforoneanother...handandglove.Whydon’twemarry?Doyouseeanyreasonwhyweshouldn’t?’
Connielookedathimamazed:andyetshefeltnothing.Thesemen,theywereallalike,theylefteverythingout.Theyjustwentofffromthetopoftheirheadsasiftheyweresquibs,andexpectedyoutobecarriedheavenwardsalongwiththeirownthinsticks.
’ButIammarriedalready,’shesaid.’Ican’tleaveClifford,youknow.’
’Whynot?butwhynot?’hecried.’He’llhardlyknowyou’vegone,aftersixmonths.Hedoesn’tknowthatanybodyexists,excepthimself.Whythemanhasnouseforyouatall,asfarasIcansee;he’sentirelywrappedupinhimself.’
Conniefelttherewastruthinthis.ButshealsofeltthatMickwashardlymakingadisplayofselflessness.
’Aren’tallmenwrappedupinthemselves?’sheasked.
’Oh,moreorless,Iallow.
