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Chapter 47

           

           Andthentoaddtothenervousnessandconfusionengenderedbyallthis,thoughtsastowhatadditionaldevelopmentsorpersons,even,hemightencounterbeforeleavingonhisclimactericerrand—Robertaannouncingthatbecauseoftheheatandthefactthattheywerecomingbacktodinner,shewouldleaveherhatandcoat—ahatinwhichhehadalreadyseenthelabelofBraunsteininLycurgus—andwhichatthetimecausedhimtomeditateastothewisdomofleavingorextractingit.Buthehaddecidedthatperhapsafterwards—afterwards—ifheshouldreallydothis—itmightnotmakeanydifferencewhetheritwasthere,ornot.Wasshenotlikelytobeidentifiedanyhow,iffound,andifnotfound,whowastoknowwhoshewas?

           Inaconfusedandturbulentstatementally,scarcelyrealizingtheclarityorimportofanyparticularthoughtormovementoractnow,hetookuphisbagandledthewaytotheboathouseplatform.Andthen,afterdroppingthebagintotheboat,askingoftheboathousekeeperifheknewwherethebestviewswere,thathewantedtophotographthem.Andthisdone—themeaninglessexplanationover,assistingRoberta(analmostnebulousfigure,shenowseemed,steppingdownintoaninsubstantialrow-boatuponapurelyideationallake),henowsteppedinafterher,seatinghimselfinthecenterandtakingtheoars.

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