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Chapter 45

           Soherestrainedherwithdrawinghandandstartedtowalkonwithher. Halfwaydowntheblock,hesawamaninalongovercoatshrinkbackintoadoorway. Heshotaglanceinashepassedby,and,despitethehighturned-upcollar,hewascertainthatherecognizedRuth’sbrother,Norman. 

           DuringthewalkRuthandMartinheldlittleconversation. Shewasstunned. Hewasapathetic. Once,hementionedthathewasgoingaway,backtotheSouthSeas,and,once,sheaskedhimtoforgiveherhavingcometohim. Andthatwasall. Thepartingatherdoorwasconventional. Theyshookhands,saidgoodnight,andheliftedhishat. Thedoorswungshut,andhelightedacigaretteandturnedbackforhishotel. WhenhecametothedoorwayintowhichhehadseenNormanshrink,hestoppedandlookedininaspeculativehumor. 

           "Shelied,"hesaidaloud. "Shemadebelievetomethatshehaddaredgreatly,andallthewhilesheknewthebrotherthatbroughtherwaswaitingtotakeherback." Heburstintolaughter. "Oh,thesebourgeois! WhenIwasbroke,Iwasnotfittobeseenwithhissister. WhenIhaveabankaccount,hebringshertome." 

           Asheswungonhisheeltogoon,atramp,goinginthesamedirection,beggedhimoverhisshoulder. 

           "Say,mister,canyougivemeaquartertogetabed?"werethewords. 

           ButitwasthevoicethatmadeMartinturnaround. ThenextinstanthehadJoebythehand. 

           "D’yerememberthattimewepartedattheHotSprings?"theotherwassaying. "Isaidthenwe’dmeetagain. Ifeltitinmybones. An’hereweare." 

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