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And
yet
,
unfortunately
,
as
in
the
case
of
Hortense
Briggs
,
she
evoked
thoughts
of
intimacy
,
however
unproblematic
or
distant
,
which
troubled
him
.
But
he
must
be
careful
.
It
was
just
such
a
free
attitude
as
this
suggested
by
Dillard
as
well
as
these
girls
'
manners
that
had
gotten
him
into
trouble
before
.
"
Now
we
'll
just
have
a
little
ice
cream
and
cake
,
"
suggested
Dillard
,
after
the
few
preliminary
remarks
were
over
,
"
and
then
we
can
get
out
of
here
.
You
two
had
better
go
around
together
and
hand
out
a
few
hellos
.
Then
we
can
meet
at
the
ice
cream
booth
.
After
that
,
if
you
say
so
,
we
'll
leave
,
eh
?
What
do
you
say
?
"
He
looked
at
Zella
Shuman
as
much
as
to
say
:
"
You
know
what
is
the
best
thing
to
do
,
"
and
she
smiled
and
replied
:
"
That
's
right
.
We
ca
n't
leave
right
away
.
I
see
my
cousin
Mary
over
there
.
And
Mother
.
And
Fred
Bruckner
.
Rita
and
I
'll
just
go
around
by
ourselves
for
a
while
and
then
we
'll
meet
you
,
see
.
"
And
Rita
Dickerman
forthwith
bestowed
upon
Clyde
an
intimate
and
possessive
smile
.
After
about
twenty
minutes
of
drifting
and
browsing
,
Dillard
received
some
signal
from
Zella
,
and
he
and
Clyde
paused
near
the
ice
cream
booth
with
its
chairs
in
the
center
of
the
room
.
In
a
few
moments
they
were
casually
joined
by
Zella
and
Rita
,
with
whom
they
had
some
ice
cream
and
cake
.
And
then
,
being
free
of
all
obligations
and
as
some
of
the
others
were
beginning
to
depart
,
Dillard
observed
:
"
Let
's
beat
it
.
We
can
go
over
to
your
place
,
ca
n't
we
?
"
"
Sure
,
sure
,
"
whispered
Zella
,
and
together
they
made
their
way
to
the
coat
room
.
Clyde
was
still
so
dubious
as
to
the
wisdom
of
all
this
that
he
was
inclined
to
be
a
little
silent
.
He
did
not
know
whether
he
was
fascinated
by
Rita
or
not
.
But
once
out
in
the
street
out
of
view
of
the
church
and
the
homing
amusement
seekers
,
he
and
Rita
found
themselves
together
,
Zella
and
Dillard
having
walked
on
ahead
.
And
although
Clyde
had
taken
her
arm
,
as
he
thought
fit
,
she
maneuvered
it
free
and
laid
a
warm
and
caressing
hand
on
his
elbow
.
And
she
nudged
quite
close
to
him
,
shoulder
to
shoulder
,
and
half
leaning
on
him
,
began
pattering
of
the
life
of
Lycurgus
.
There
was
something
very
furry
and
caressing
about
her
voice
now
.
Clyde
liked
it
.
There
was
something
heavy
and
languorous
about
her
body
,
a
kind
of
ray
or
electron
that
intrigued
and
lured
him
in
spite
of
himself
.
He
felt
that
he
would
like
to
caress
her
arm
and
might
if
he
wished
--
that
he
might
even
put
his
arm
around
her
waist
,
and
so
soon
.
Yet
here
he
was
,
a
Griffiths
,
he
was
shrewd
enough
to
think
--
a
Lycurgus
Griffiths
--
and
that
was
what
now
made
a
difference
--
that
made
all
those
girls
at
this
church
social
seem
so
much
more
interested
in
him
and
so
friendly
.
Yet
in
spite
of
this
thought
,
he
did
squeeze
her
arm
ever
so
slightly
and
without
reproach
or
comment
from
her
.
And
once
in
the
Shuman
home
,
which
was
a
large
old-fashioned
square
frame
house
with
a
square
cupola
,
very
retired
among
some
trees
and
a
lawn
,
they
made
themselves
at
home
in
a
general
living
room
which
was
much
more
handsomely
furnished
than
any
home
with
which
Clyde
had
been
identified
heretofore
.
Dillard
at
once
began
sorting
the
records
,
with
which
he
seemed
most
familiar
,
and
to
pull
two
rather
large
rugs
out
of
the
way
,
revealing
a
smooth
,
hardwood
floor
.
"
There
's
one
thing
about
this
house
and
these
trees
and
these
soft
-
toned
needles
,
"
he
commented
for
Clyde
's
benefit
,
of
course
,
since
he
was
still
under
the
impression
that
Clyde
might
be
and
probably
was
a
very
shrewd
person
who
was
watching
his
every
move
here
.
"
You
ca
n't
hear
a
note
of
this
Victrola
out
in
the
street
,
can
you
,
Zell
?
Nor
upstairs
,
either
,
really
,
not
with
the
soft
needles
.
We
've
played
it
down
here
and
danced
to
it
several
times
,
until
three
and
four
in
the
morning
and
they
did
n't
even
know
it
upstairs
,
did
they
,
Zell
?
"
