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〃And　you'll　be　on　night　duty　to…night。〃

〃Yes。　But　you　won't　care。〃

〃You　wait　and　see。〃

〃There；　darling。　Now　you're　all　clean　inside　and　out。　Tell　me。　How　many　people　have　you　ever　loved？〃

〃Nobody。〃

〃Not　me　even？〃

〃Yes；　you。〃

〃How　many　others　really？〃

〃None。〃

〃How　many　have　you……how　do　you　say　it？……stayed　with？〃

〃None。〃

〃You're　lying　to　me。〃

〃Yes。〃

〃It's　all　right。　Keep　right　on　lying　to　me。　That's　what　I　want　you　to　do。　Were　they　pretty？〃

〃I　never　stayed　with　any　one。〃

〃That's　right。　Were　they　very　attractive？〃

〃I　don't　know　anything　about　it。〃

〃You're　just　mine。　That's　true　and　you've　never　belonged　to　any　one　else。　But　I　don't　care　if　you　have。　I'm　not　afraid　of　them。　But　don't　tell　me　about　them。　When　a　man　stays　with　a　girl　when　does　she　say　how　much　it　costs？〃

〃I　don't　know。〃

〃Of　course　not。　Does　she　say　she　loves　him？　Tell　me　that。　I　want　to　know　that。〃

〃Yes。　If　he　wants　her　to。〃

〃Does　he　say　he　loves　her？　Tell　me　please。　It's　important。〃

〃He　does　if　he　wants　to。〃

〃But　you　never　did？　Really？〃

〃No。〃

〃Not　really。　Tell　me　the　truth。〃

〃No；〃　I　lied。

〃You　wouldn't；〃　she　said。　〃I　knew　you　wouldn't。　Oh；　I　love　you；　darling。〃

Outside　the　sun　was　up　over　the　roofs　and　I　could　see　the　points　of　the　cathedral　with　the　sunlight　on　them。　I　was　clean　inside　and　outside　and　waiting　for　the　doctor。

〃And　that's　it？〃　Catherine　said。　〃She　says　just　what　he　wants　her　to？〃

〃Not　always。〃

〃But　I　will。　I'll　say　just　what　you　wish　and　I'll　do　what　you　wish　and　then　you　will　never　want　any　other　girls；　will　you？〃　She　looked　at　me　very　happily。　〃I'll　do　what　you　want　and　say