Anyhow,weweresittingontheterraceoftheCaféSelect,andHarveyStonehadjustcrossedthestreet.
ComeonuptotheLilas,Isaid.
Ihaveadate.
Whattime?
Francesiscominghereatseven-fifteen.
Theresheis.
FrancesClynewascomingtowardusfromacrossthestreet.Shewasaverytallgirlwhowalkedwithagreatdealofmovement.Shewavedandsmiled.Wewatchedhercrossthestreet.
Hello,shesaid,I'msogladyou'rehere,Jake.I'vebeenwantingtotalktoyou.
Hello,Frances,saidCohn.Hesmiled.
Why,hello,Robert.Areyouhere?Shewenton,talkingrapidly.I'vehadthedarndesttime.Thisone-shakingherheadatCohn-didn'tcomehomeforlunch.
Iwasn'tsupposedto.
Oh,Iknow.Butyoudidn'tsayanythingaboutittothecook.ThenIhadadatemyself,andPaulawasn'tatheroffice.IwenttotheRitzandwaitedforher,andshenevercame,andofcourseIdidn'thaveenoughmoneytolunchattheRitz-
Whatdidyoudo?
Oh,wentout,ofcourse.Shespokeinasortofimitationjoyfulmanner.Ialwayskeepmyappointments.Noonekeepstheirs,nowadays.Ioughttoknowbetter.Howareyou,Jake,anyway?
Fine.
Thatwasafinegirlyouhadatthedance,andthenwentoffwiththatBrettone.
Don'tyoulikeher?Cohnasked.
Ithinkshe'sperfectlycharming.Don'tyou?
Cohnsaidnothing.
Look,Jake.Iwanttotalkwithyou.WouldyoucomeoverwithmetotheDome?You'llstayhere,won'tyou,Robert?Comeon,Jake.
WecrossedtheBoulevardMontparnasseandsatdownatatable.AboycameupwiththeParisTimes,andIboughtoneandopenedit.
What'sthematter,Frances?
Oh,nothing,shesaid,exceptthathewantstoleaveme.
Howdoyoumean?
Oh,hetoldeveryonethatweweregoingtobemarried,andItoldmymotherandeveryone,andnowhedoesn'twanttodoit.
What'sthematter?
He'sdecidedhehasn'tlivedenough.IknewitwouldhappenwhenhewenttoNewYork.
Shelookedup,verybright-eyedandtryingtotalkinconsequentially.
Iwouldn'tmarryhimifhedoesn'twantto.OfcourseIwouldn't.Iwouldn'tmarryhimnowforanything.Butitdoesseemtometobealittlelatenow,afterwe'vewaitedthreeyears,andI'vejustgottenmydivorce.
Isaidnothing.
Weweregoingtocelebrateso,andinsteadwe'vejusthadscenes.It'ssochildish.Wehavedreadfulscenes,andhecriesandbegsmetobereasonable,buthesayshejustcan'tdoit.
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