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Chapter 31

           Isn’tthatthelimit?AndIjustcouldn’tgetawayforthelastfourhours.How’veyoubeen,honey?Didyouhaveagoodtime?Ihopeso.DidtheylikethepresentIgaveyou?"

           Herattledoffthesequestions,towhichshemadebriefanddecidedlytersereplies,allthetimelookingathimasmuchastosay,"Oh,Clyde,howcanyoutreatmelikethis?"

           ButClydewassomuchinterestedinhisownalibi,andhowtoconvinceRobertaofthetruthofit,thatneitherbeforenorafterslippingoffhiscoat,mufflerandglovesandsmoothingbackhishair,didhelookatherdirectly,oreventenderly,orindeeddoanythingtodemonstratetoherthathewastrulydelightedtoseeheragain.Onthecontrary,hewassofidgetyandinpartflusteredthatdespitehispastprofessionsandactionsshecouldfeelthatapartfrombeingmoderatelygladtoseeheragainhewasmoreconcernedabouthimselfandhisownpartiallyexplaineddefectionthanhewasabouther.Andalthoughafterafewmomentshetookherinhisarmsandpressedhislipstohers,still,asonSaturday,shecouldfeelthathewasonlypartiallyunitedtoherinspirit.OtherthingstheaffairsthathadkepthimfromheronFridayandto-nightweredisturbinghisthoughtsandhers.

           Shelookedathim,notexactlybelievingandyetnotentirelywishingtodisbelievehim.HemighthavebeenattheGriffiths’,ashesaid,andtheymighthavedetainedhim.Andyethemightnothave,either.

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