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impressions. It may be that she tantalized him, chal- lenged the remnants of his youth, and dared him to desire all the colour and the chaos of her. Her voice rind her glances stung him, and during tliniae early days she was like a wind hlriwiniz upon the embers of his mimhnnd.

Besides, there was no interference. But for the two serious women with cameras they had this little world within a world to tliemselves, rind to Ferrerfi she wrei more than a i-uineiilenee. She had rushed intii the re- erudesieenee of ii memory.

Her bare legs and iirms gruwink lirmvn iii the sun made him feel that he hail been Hlttlnt: in a ehnir for years like some peevish viiletndiniiriiin.

She went alinut singing.

She would [)l’OV(!l<f‘ the S()l)L‘l" Fritz tn run t‘l|('(‘.'<‘ en the terrace, and hi,-4 short. and izriilesiiiie Ii.-izei were nrit equal to her fiWiftnl".“~S.

It did not (iCl‘lll' tn Fiirrnrw that he wii-< riitlier like the dog, ii creature to he played with iiirnply heriiii.-ie there was nn iine else for her tn play ivitli.

She eulled him "Lion", frir his (lliristiaii name was: Lionel.

“lfel|ii.~lii-llii, alinw ii leiz.

ller vitality \vu.~i exiiltiint. He felt that he liiiil in match it i:nmelir>w,thniigli the elTiirt ilid iiiit tli5t.rewa him to hegin with.

"Came mi. Y'll(‘(‘ you."

She liiid him nut at. seven in the morning. She hr-uded him down the terrace steps in her light hliie liiithing dres-I nnil white ixinvas Elllfllfi. They raced dawn the meadow tn the aprure wand, and half wiiy thriiiigh the weed she iitill led him hy twn strides. Ile lnheured, and was suddenly wrntli with thmie five mid fiirty yenro. He managed tn piissi her on the grswiy piitli gnlng down to the water, hut he wa.-4 ll little pinched ulmiit the nostrils, and his; hrenth eame harshly.

She flung lierm-lf on the griias and laughed. She was piinting ii little.

"I'll lieiit ynu tomorrow. I'll kmiek riff five t'l|:l|I‘- etteq,"

lie lay iin the |{|'l|941 lieside her. mnseiiiiia iif phyeiiriil ilistress. He liiid nut dune this siirt. nf thine fnr years.

“Riight. We'll an into Lrulniniz."

He wiui glad of the gram and iii the imagined respite, Iiut her l’cSl.lt'ESII(!&‘1 was not ll thing thiit rested. She

Miss Zimmerman, feeling vaguely provoked, wns comiduii-:5 some intrusion at the end of the meal.

win up again, and making for the diving-hnnrd.

"Come on. No iilaeking."

He wiitehed her go in like an arrow. He realized that he had never been murh iii‘ a diver, hut he get up and wiillred to the hniird. She was shaking her wet heiid and lauizliiiig.

"Come on It's mnrvelliius."

His header wasn't quite of that nriler. He went in with ii [hip Ilnll a spliuih, iind name up to the sound of her laughter.

‘'0, what ii (hit; one!"

She splaslied ii linndful of water into his face.

She nut»swiim him, and next morning she out-raced him, and he was C0l’l5ClI1ll:<l of mere than the physical iinreness of heart and muscles. He told himself that he was lhibhy, iind that he lind not walked ten miles al. 11 stretch uinue the war, and Bnvuria was a land of walkers and niuuntiiinee Diimii it, he would match her youth, even if he didn't v uiilize her as mischief.

"Look here, we uuixllt te tramp, you know."

‘'0, riitlier. Are you going in dress the part, niee charming eliiirts and ii purple shirt "

“Not quite that, hut I'll rarry the luneh."

They wiillied. Ill‘! marching tirrlem were fnr the Oster See, iind the day was hot, and five miles out zi idiue hegiin tu ehiife him. She Sl\l'lg;El1l‘ chrilleiiged him tn einiz, hut he made a very bad second. He hiiil set nut very lT|Ll('l) Linn, hut liefiire tlii-y reached the (Jster See he \VlI.'-l miire nearly reliiteil tii an nverladeii HR“,

LUNCH, TlIl"_V Nit diiivn im a grnx=y nlnpe tliiit. was inl’l'(“(lllJiy guy with tlLi\\'er.<, and he had lirniiizlit ii lmttle uf red wine with him, anil he WIIS glad nf that wine. She might send the liluurl tn his liend, but he hurl ii sinre font. and hail heen miii~i-aliiii: a limp.

She l|f.ERll|1ll\\‘lI3i|l’S and drank red wine.

"Simply lI’It||'Vl‘llf7\l!-‘, isn't it’! All these flnwi=re<."

lle rushed her the names Di them. It. wiis part iii l|l< ritual that It wiimiin nliiiiild kniiw the lllInI(':t iir lliiiwrs. hiit Hllt‘ didn't lrnnw them.

“l)iii>>i it matter?"

"But I tliiiiight you pninteil Ilriiiri-rsi "

"Su I de, hat I don't kniiw the iiiinies iii the 1‘|ll’-It'll tliinizs."

Ile win: vaguely sliiirlti-il. \\ ell, IIVl_)'\VlI) ill‘ eiiiilil lie

an the gran-x nnd iimnhe a pipe and rest. She spra:-cl-41 on her tummy, and lit ii cigarette, and iinfnldine a map. made ii sudden disturbing‘ suggestion

"Say, Greut Mun, let's make a real piwh day -if it. and walk heme riiund the lake."

He frowned.

“Wliicli liike’."’

"W'liy, the old \Vurm.=ee. Il; \\ ill he mime hike."

He hit hard nt the stern ii|' lI|5 pipe.

"Grind liird, it must he twenty niilerx"'

"I did thirty [iuit year with ii luil ii-rim Oxtiircl "

He limhed at her as she liii mill\'|l'I_L' little ri:stles'~' muvements with her feet. Almi .t he siiiil tn tier "Yiiii yiiung devil". But was he giving to ei-nfeu that he was nnt ii lad from Oxfiiril. and that he viiu|dn't do it"

"Much turi hut, my dear. Can't yuu eniny ii s=|m‘k""

She gave him iin iililiiiiie and ninsiideriiu: gliinre.

"Piiiir old LllI[l"i gut ll sure piiu-. Rigtiti-nizlit. Una wnn’t he lI[|l'(l on him"

Hi, nudilen p all tn pi-=x=i~:u her _\l'|lllI tank en a flush iit anger. It in si \er_v near to hiile. iind twins; un interpreter nt’ other pi-iipli-‘u ll\i'=X he SlIh|llLl h:i\i- lieen lnreiviirnerl. They l’I'i.\|l'lll‘ll by the way tliey hail mine. and she did not nine, and he Wm! unnlile tn l‘tlnL‘F1Il ll limp. and the hut pride in him rageil.

"Puiir iilil Liiiii. I'll tiihe you liir ii ride tum-irriiw "

Ile i=uirl—— "l was liilil iii‘! fur ll niiiiitli lief--re i‘iII'|'llliL' nut here. that‘: ivliy I‘ni ii little nut -it ll"l.lIl’1ll'IL!. You'll find me ns liiiril ii-i nails: in ii iri-i-li. ll'.< nut Si! ieri liini: aizii sinre I did my tu-i-iity ll!|l|‘:l in niziriiliini: Ul'|li'l' i-ii Freneli pave "

"0 the iviir."

N, (lie iviir."

"mi )l‘1|l‘.1 MZII — lIl':Il’l_\'. \i‘iii~ii illll the Wilt ~'lU]|

“Dun -VUII ri-nienilier”

"I renieiiilier —\\'|‘ were lii~ii<Il_i ‘4lllll'[ i-f liiitter iinil .~ui:iir. I \V’i|.‘1jll$I ll kid "

“.\nil the uiir W|L= iiiitliiiir (U yi-iii"

"lliin'l lll‘ ll|\I’IllL{. \\'llt'YI‘ ML: lllI'|llI|'|l’H ieui:'rii' Si-nii-u here ilmvii lhiu part iii the uiirlil. \\ii_<ii‘t ii ’ Ill Hi All \\'L"ll Ill '-ttlllls tl'rIl0rrin\' "

“\ UH ini-iin ~—_vi-ii uiini iii llifl‘ ll nir l kiiii-.i ;i lllilii lI‘llI|\\' Ill .\liinii-ii "

She liiiigliivl.

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