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"David You shock me What an impolite question "

"Will you?" he asked ly

"I don't think so I just want to" I sh Nobody had to tell hi the blood, the soul, the memory, the spirit, the heart I wouldn't know that wretched ainst my chest, opened up the only honest vein in his body, so to speak Ah, too er

"I' to stay with you," he said "Do you have rooms here?"

"Nothing proper Find so for us Find it close toclose to the cathedral "

"Why?"

"Well, David, you should knohy If the Devil starts chasing me down Fifth Avenue, I'll just run into St Patrick's and run to the High Altar and fall on ive me, not to sink me into the river of fire up to my eyes "

"You are on the verge of being truly mad "

"No, not at all Look at me I can tie et it all around your neck and into your shirt and so forth, and not look like a lunatic with a big scarf around your neck I'ether, as mortals so bluntly state it Can you find us some rooms?"

He nodded

"There's a glass tower, right over there so "

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"Yes, could you get us soents who can do this sort of thing, I don't knohy in the world I' you to take care of hu particulars"

"I'll take care of it It's probably too late tonight, but I can swing it to It will be under the name David Talbot "