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Chapter 45

           Andifyougoyours,itwillbewithoutSondraandallthatsherepresents,aswellasallthispleasantlifehere—yourstandingwithyouruncle,hisfriends,theircars,thedances,visitstothelodgesonthelakes.Andwhatthen?Asmalljob!Smallpay!AnothersuchperiodofwanderingasfollowedthataccidentatKansasCity.Neveranotherchancelikethisanywhere.Doyoupreferthat?"

           "Butmighttherenotbesomeaccidenthere,destroyingallmydreams—myfuture—astherewasinKansasCity?"

           "Anaccident,tobesure—butnotthesame.Inthisinstancetheplanisinyourhands.Youcanarrangeitallasyouwill.Andhoweasy!Somanyboatsupsettingeverysummer—theoccupantsofthemdrowning,becauseinmostcasestheycannotswim.AndwilliteverbeknownwhetherthemanwhowaswithRobertaAldenonBigBitterncouldswim?Andofalldeaths,drowningistheeasiest—nonoise—nooutcry—perhapstheaccidentalblowofanoar—thesideofaboat.Andthensilence!Freedom—abodythatnoonemayeverfind.Oriffoundandidentified,willitnotbeeasy,ifyoubuttroubletoplan,tomakeitappearthatyouwereelsewhere,visitingatoneoftheotherlakesbeforeyoudecidedtogotoTwelfthLake.Whatiswrongwithit?Whereistheflaw?"

           "ButassumingthatIshouldupsettheboatandthatsheshouldnotdrown,thenwhat?Shouldclingtoit,cryout,besavedandrelateafterwardthat...Butno,Icannotdothat—willnotdoit.Iwillnothither.

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