"
Hereyeswaitedonhimforananswer,asmile,alittlenod,buthemadenosign。
"Anyway,
"shewenton,
"Illgetyousomecheeseandcrackersfirst。
"
"Idontwantit,
"hesaid。
Shemoveduneasilyinherchair,thelargeeyesstillwatchinghisface。
"Butyoumusteat!Illfixitanyway,andthenyoucanhaveitornot,asyoulike。
"
Shestooduandlacedhersewingonthetablebythelam。
"Sitdown,
"hesaid。
"Justforaminute,sitdown。
"
Itwasnttillthenthatshebegantogetfrightened。
"Goon,
"hesaid。
"Sitdown。
"
Sheloweredherselfbackslowlyintothechair,watchinghimallthetimewiththoselarge,bewilderedeyes。Hehadfinishedtheseconddrinkandwasstaringdownintotheglass,frowning。
"Listen,
"hesaid。
"Ivegotsomethingtotellyou。
"
"Whatisit,darling?Whatsthematter?
"
Hehadnowbecomeabsolutelymotionless,andhekethisheaddownsothatthelightfromthelambesidehimfellacrosstheuerartofhisface,leavingthechinandmouthinshadow。Shenoticedtherewasalittlemusclemovingnearthecornerofhislefteye。
"Thisisgoingtobeabitofashocktoyou,Imafraid,
"hesaid。
"ButIvethoughtaboutitagooddealandIvedecidedtheonlythingtodoistellyourightaway。Ihoeyouwontblamemetoomuch。
"
Andhetoldher。Itdidnttakelong,fourorfiveminutesatmost,andshesatverystillthroughitall,watchinghimwithakindofdazedhorrorashewentfurtherandfurtherawayfromherwitheachword。
"Sothereitis,
"headded。
"AndIknowitskindofabadtimetobetellingyou,buttheresimlywasntanyotherway。OfcourseIllgiveyoumoneyandseeyourelookedafter。Butthereneedntreallybeanyfuss。Ihoenotanyway。Itwouldntbeverygoodformyjob。
"
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