Playinganytennis?Woolseyasked.
Well,no,saidKrum.Ican'tsayI'veplayedanythisyear.I'vetriedtogetaway,butSundaysit'salwaysrained,andthecourtsaresodamnedcrowded.
TheEnglishmenallhaveSaturdayoff,Woolseysaid.
Luckybeggars,saidKrum.Well,I'lltellyou.SomedayI'mnotgoingtobeworkingforanagency.ThenI'llhaveplentyoftimetogetoutinthecountry.
That'sthethingtodo.Liveoutinthecountryandhavealittlecar.
I'vebeenthinkingsomeaboutgettingacarnextyear.
Ibangedontheglass.Thechauffeurstopped.Here'smystreet,Isaid.Comeinandhaveadrink.
Thanks,oldman,Krumsaid.Woolseyshookhishead.I'vegottofilethatlinehegotoffthismorning.
Iputatwo-francpieceinKrum'shand.
You'recrazy,Jake,hesaid.Thisisonme.
It'sallontheoffice,anyway.
Nope.Iwanttogetit.
Iwavedgood-by.Krumputhisheadout.SeeyouatthelunchonWednesday.
Youbet.
Iwenttotheofficeintheelevator.RobertCohnwaswaitingforme.Hello,Jake,hesaid.Goingouttolunch?
Yes.Letmeseeifthereisanythingnew.
Wherewillweeat?
Anywhere.
Iwaslookingovermydesk.Wheredoyouwanttoeat?
HowaboutWetzel's?They'vegotgoodhorsd'œuvres.
Intherestaurantweorderedhorsd'œuvresandbeer.Thesommelierbroughtthebeer,tall,beadedontheoutsideofthestets,andcold.Therewereadozendifferentdishesofhorsd'œuvres.
Haveanyfunlastnight?Iasked.
No.Idon'tthinkso.
How'sthewritinggoing?
Rotten.Ican'tgetthissecondbookgoing.
Thathappenstoeverybody.
Oh,I'msureofthat.Itgetsmeworried,though.
ThoughtanymoreaboutgoingtoSouthAmerica?
Imeanthat.
Well,whydon'tyoustartoff?
Frances.
Well,Isaid,takeherwithyou.
Shewouldn'tlikeit.Thatisn'tthesortofthingshelikes.Shelikesalotofpeoplearound.
Tellhertogotohell.
Ican't.I'vegotcertainobligationstoher.
Heshovedtheslicedcucumbersawayandtookapickledherring.
WhatdoyouknowaboutLadyBrettAshley,Jake?
Hername'sLadyAshley.Brett'sherownname.She'sanicegirl,Isaid.She'sgettingadivorceandshe'sgoingtomarryMikeCampbell.He'soverinScotlandnow.Why?
She'saremarkablyattractivewoman.
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