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Love? He had not thought about love very much A marriedabout love No, he

certainly did not want love He felt rather absurd, even thinking about

it And yet, in the saht of the violent passions

of his early twenties There had been a time when he had suffered

horribly because Natalie had not wanted to lad all

that was over No, he certainly did not want love

He drew a long breath and straightened up

"How about those plans, Rodney?" he inquired genially "Natalie says you

have the them round, any time you say"

"To- to be a

slow e added He srave

"I've been away," he said, "and I don't knohat Natalie and you have

cooked up between you But just remember this: I want a comfortable

country house I don't want a public library"

Page looked unco-room covered his

uneasiness, but he found a moment later on to revert to the subject