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Chapter 38

           AfterI’moutofthis.Ican’tpreventyoufromdoingthatandIwouldn’twanttoifIcould.Butyoucan’tleavemenow.Youcan’t.Youcan’t!Besides,"sheadded,"Ididn’twanttogetmyselfinthispositionandIwouldn’thave,butforyou.Butyoumademeandmademeletyoucomeinhere.Andnowyouwanttoleavemetoshiftformyself,justbecauseyouthinkyouwon’tbeabletogoinsocietyanymore,iftheyfindoutaboutme."

           Shepaused,thestrainofthiscontestprovingalmosttoomuchforhertirednerves.Atthesametimeshebegantosobnervouslyandyetnotviolentlyamarkedeffortatself-restraintandrecoverymarkinghereverygesture.Andafteramomentortwoinwhichbothstoodthere,hegazingdumblyandwonderingwhatelsehewastosayinanswertoallthis,shestrugglingandfinallymanagingtorecoverherpoise,sheadded:"Oh,whatisitaboutmethat’ssodifferenttowhatIwasacoupleofmonthsago,Clyde?Willyoutellmethat?I’dliketoknow.Whatisitthathascausedyoutochangeso?UptoChristmas,almost,youwereasnicetomeasanyhumanbeingcouldbe.Youwerewithmenearlyallthetimeyouhad,andsincethenI’vescarcelyhadaneveningthatIdidn’tbegfor.Whoisit?Whatisit?Someothergirl,orwhat,I’dliketoknowthatSondraFinchleyorBertineCranston,orwho?"

           Hereyesasshesaidthiswereastudy.

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