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www.192.twshesprafortablybatherridor,andpilarkhehadehecarriageonpurposetotalktoher.
shentiolookpensivelyoutofthewindow.
stephenfarrsaid:
”heall”
pilarrepliedderely:
”orary.ihavejustshutit.”
shespokeenglishperfectly,buthaslightat.
duringthepausethateephenthought:”adeliight...”
pilarthought:”ilikehisvoice.itisbigandstrotractiveyes,heisattractive.”
stephensaid:”thetrainisveryfull.”
”oh,yes,ihepeoplegoalondon,isuppose,becauseitissoblackthere.”
pilarhadnotbeenbroughtuptobelievethatitetotalktenintrains.sheuldtakecareofherselfasshehadnidtaboos.
ifstephenhadbeenbroughtupinenglahavefeltillateaseatenteringintoionhayounggirl.butstephenperfeaturaltotalktoanyoneifhefeltlikeit.
hesledhoutanyselfnsciousnessandsaid:”londonsratheraterribleplace,isntit”
”oh,yes.idonotlikeitatall.”
”noredoi.”
pilarsaid:”youarenotenglish,no”
”iritish,butiefroouthafrica.”
”oh,isee,thatexplainsit.”
”haveyoujustefrobroad”
pilaodded.”iefropain.”
stepheed.
”fropain,doyouyourespanish,then”
”iaalfspanish.therisalkenglishsowell.”
”aboutthisephen.
”itisveryterrible,yesverysad.therehasbeendagedone,quitealotyes.”
”hsideareyouon”
pilarspoliti,sheexplained,nobodyhadpaidveryent,andthepriestisfeneralfranbutstofthepeoplearebusyetogointothesequestions.”
”sothereanyfightingroundyou”
pilarsaidthattherehadnotbeen.”butthenidroveinacar,”sheexplained,”allacrosstheuntryandthereuchdestru.andisabdropanditbleherdestroyedahouse.iting”
stephenfarrsle**intlytile.
”sothatshoedtoyou”
”itycar,hewaskilled.”
stephensaid,gher:”thatdidntupsetyou”
pilarsgreatdarkeyesopenedverywide.
”everyodiethatisso,isitnotifitesquicklyfroheskyboufflikethat,itisaseyes,andthenoneisdead.thatishappensinthisworld.”
stephenfarrlaughed.
”idontthinkyouareapacifist.”
”youdonotthinkiadpuzzledbyapreviouslyenteredhervocabulary.
”doyiveyourenees,serita”
pilarshookherhead.
”ihavenoenees.butifihad”
”well”
heouth.
pilarsaidgravely:”ifihadaneneifaedandihatedthehehroatlikethis...”
shedeagraphicgesture.
itontarilytakenaback.hesaid:”youareabloodthirstyyoungan”
pilaraskedinatteroffae:”y”
hestartedstaredather,thenlaughedaloud.
”iwonder”hesaid.”iwonder”
pilarsaiddisapprovingly:”butsurelyyouknow.”
hecheckedhislaughter,drehandsaidinaloe:”yes,iknow...”
then,anner,heasked:”adeyouetoengland”
pilarrepliedureness.
”iaoingtostayyrelationsyenglishrelations.”
”isee.”
heleanedbaidstofsosoberbritishfalyatchriststi.
pilarasked:”isitnice,southafrica,yes”
hebegantotalktoheraboutsouthafrica.shelistenedselfbykingakindofexaggeratedfairystoryofitall.
theretuoftheproperoiledintohereyes,anddehisagainintotherridor.
ashestoodbaihedoorein,hiseyesfellonthelabelofpilarsobviouslyfnstraeeotherfeelinggorstonhall,longdale,addlesfield.
hehalftued,staringatthegirlokingacigaretteandfroself...
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inthebigblueandgorstonhallalfredleeandlydia,hisas.alfrediddleageildbropressionofiia.lydia,hisan.sheazinglythin,butallherventshadas.
thereing.
alfredsaid:”fatherinsiststheresnothioit.”
lydiantrolledasuddeniatie.shesaid:”styoual”
”hesaveryoldn,dear”
”oh,iknowiknow”
”heexpectstohavehisownway.”
lydiasaiddryly:”naturally,sincehehasaletiorother,alfred,youakeastand.”
”ean,lydia”
hestaredather,sopalpablyupsetandstartled,thatforaherlipandseeddoubtfulhertogoon.
alfredleerepeated:”ean,lydia”
sheshruggedherthin,gracefulshoulders.
shesaid,tryingtochooseheriously:”yourfatherisinedtobetyrannical”
”hesold.”
”andyran
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