”
“And in Paris——”
“In Paris,” he interrupted, “she was a very delightful companion, but beyond that
—one did not take her seriously. It made her laugh, which in turn made him
laugh. She had to resist an impulse of
sheer terror, to run out after them and give in. Then instinct took over. But he had always felt (he had never allowed himself to think of it) that the
promptitude of their family was a little indelicate of her, and in a sense an
intrusion. The sound
of their strident voices floated upwards, the high nasal note of the predominant
Americans, the shrill laughter of girls quick to appreciate the wit of such of their
male companions as thought it worth while to be amusing. ‘He can’t be Valade, that’s certain,’ mused Gerald, unheeding. It was easy to recognize, the one
thing that had stayed the same over the years. She did not remember how many seasons it took
before she relented, how much time before she decided
to toy with his affections. The bliss had lasted one hundred and forty
years, far more than an entire mortal lifetime. Manning, I do not really want to marry.
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