Isn'tshe?
There'sacertainqualityabouther,acertainfineness.Sheseemstobeabsolutelyfineandstraight.
She'sverynice.
Idon'tknowhowtodescribethequality,Cohnsaid.Isupposeit'sbreeding.
Yousoundasthoughyoulikedherprettywell.
Ido.Ishouldn'twonderifIwereinlovewithher.
She'sadrunk,Isaid.She'sinlovewithMikeCampbell,andshe'sgoingtomarryhim.He'sgoingtoberichashellsomeday.
Idon'tbelieveshe'llevermarryhim.
Whynot?
Idon'tknow.Ijustdon'tbelieveit.Haveyouknownheralongtime?
Yes,Isaid.ShewasaV.A.D.inahospitalIwasinduringthewar.
Shemusthavebeenjustakidthen.
She'sthirty-fournow.
WhendidshemarryAshley?
Duringthewar.Herowntruelovehadjustkickedoffwiththedysentery.
Youtalksortofbitter.
Sorry.Ididn'tmeanto.Iwasjusttryingtogiveyouthefacts.
Idon'tbelieveshewouldmarryanybodyshedidn'tlove.
Well,Isaid.She'sdoneittwice.
Idon'tbelieveit.
Well,Isaid,don'taskmealotoffoolquestionsifyoudon'tliketheanswers.
Ididn'taskyouthat.
YouaskedmewhatIknewaboutBrettAshley.
Ididn'taskyoutoinsulther.
Oh,gotohell.
Hestoodupfromthetablehisfacewhite,andstoodtherewhiteandangrybehindthelittleplatesofhorsd'œuvres.
Sitdown,Isaid.Don'tbeafool.
You'vegottotakethatback.
Oh,cutouttheprep-schoolstuff.
Takeitback.
Sure.Anything.IneverheardofBrettAshley.How'sthat?
No.Notthat.Aboutmegoingtohell.
Oh,don'tgotohell,Isaid.Stickaround.We'rejuststartinglunch.
Cohnsmiledagainandsatdown.Heseemedgladtositdown.Whatthehellwouldhehavedoneifhehadn'tsatdown?Yousaysuchdamnedinsultingthings,Jake.
I'msorry.I'vegotanastytongue.InevermeanitwhenIsaynastythings.
Iknowit,Cohnsaid.You'rereallyaboutthebestfriendIhave,Jake.
Godhelpyou,Ithought.ForgetwhatIsaid,Isaidoutloud.I'msorry.
It'sallright.It'sfine.Iwasjustsoreforaminute.
Good.Let'sgetsomethingelsetoeat.
AfterwefinishedthelunchwewalkeduptotheCafédelaPaixandhadcoffee.IcouldfeelCohnwantedtobringupBrettagain,butIheldhimoffit.Wetalkedaboutonethingandanother,andIlefthimtocometotheoffice.
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