herheadslo,expressionlessfaatterihopeihopeyheartthatkayandnevileogether””hatsveryniceofyou,audrey”
”itisntniceitisjusttruebutidothinkitisabletokeepongoingbackoverthepastitsapitythishappenedthatitisalloveouptogoonlivingourlivesinthepresent””isuppose,”saidrysily,”thatpeoplelikekayandtedareexcitingtobecauseanythingoranyohatihaveevereacross””yes,isupposetheyare”
”evenyou,”saidryptiness”
shesaidthelastphasis
audreystyoueverfeltlikethat”
”didntyou”ryaldinlaughedapologetiontaryfitofdisntent,dearididntreallyanit””itanagingtheservants,nevergoingaway”
”inarenteventhatandreally,audrey,iauitententedihave”asleplayedforantroundherlips”privatedistractions””secretvices”askedaudrey,slingalso
”oh,iplanthings,”saidryvaguely”innd,youknoenting,sotisuponpeoplejustseeing,youknoaketheeacttoean””yousoundalstsadistiusent”audreyaskedentedon””noyouretheonlypersonihavealeincalculableineverknoyouarethinking””perhaps,”saidaudreygravely,”thatisjustaswell”sheshiveredandryexclaid:”youreld”
”yesithinkiber”
ryaldinreinedalone,staringatthereflectionontheerthetideshestretchedherselfoutonthesand,closinghereyestheyhadhadagoodlunonotonyofdayfollothatsenseoftension,thatstrungupatspherethattherehadbeenlatelyatgullspointithadntbeenaudreysfault,butnevileherthoughtsbrokeupabruptlyastedlatirpluedhielfdohebeachbesideher”haveyoudonearyasked
tedrepliedbriefly:”shesbeenclaidbyherlegalowner”sothinginhistonederyaldinsitupsheglancedacrossthestretchofshininggoldensandstoanbesidehershehadthoughtofhisnerveless,asqueer,asdangerous,evennoeshegotagliseofsooneyoungandhurtshethought:”heeandtookheraway”shesaidgently:”ihopeyouareenjoyingyourselfdownhere”theyusedanyeoffriendliness,tedlatirrespondedtoit”asyselfanysorry”
”butyoudontcareada,reallyinoutsiderandatteroutsidersfeelandthink”shetuedherheadtolookatthisbitterandhandsoyoungnheretuedherlookhoneofdefiance
shesaidsloakesadisvery:”iseeyoudontlikeus”helaughedshortly”didyouexpectto”shesaidthoughtfully:”isuppose,youknouorehuleyes,itethatyouakeyoueaskaysfriend””yesaskaysfriend”
theinterruptionca
rysaidingsincerity:”iereallyijusthaveishus”tedlatirsaid,phasisontheoneug”
”sg”ryquerieditiningthechargeent
”yes,”sheadtted”iseethatlikethat”
”youarelikethatyoutakeallthegoodthingsoflifeforgrantedyourehappyandsuperiorinyourlittleropedoffenthenherdyoulookatpeoplelikeasthoughialsoutside””iorry,”saidry”itstrue,isntit”
”no,notquiteaginativebutnotliyselfaventionalandsuperfiverysorry,thisnute,becauseyouareunhappy,andiethingaboutit””hatssoitsniceofyou”
therearysaidgently:”haveyoualhkay”
”prettywell”
”andshe”
”ithoughtsountilstrangecaalong”
rysaidgently:”andyourestillinlovehher”
”ishouldthinkthatwasobvious”
afterantorthere”
”whyshouldi”
”beoreunhappiness”
helookedatherandlaughed
”youreanialsproayhappeninthenearfuture””arysharplyhelaughed”andsee”viii
whenaudreyhaddressedsheasroyde,okingapipe,exactlyoppositetogullspoint,oodeandsereneontheoppositesideoftheriverthostuedhisheadataudreysapproaoveshesatdofortablesilenceoftherverywellindeed”hoaslookedae”
”notatthistidethereaidcallahadonceshewasa
