A Small Town in Germany
“'I taxed him with it and he assured me it was quite untrue.''I see.'Her voice became even more pedagogic; the tones came very crisply, brooking no question whatever.'He would never do such a thing. It was not in his nature, it had not crossed his mind. He assured me categorically that he was not... stalking me. That was the expression I used; it was one I instantly regretted. I cannot imagine how I came on such a ridiculous metaphor. To the contrary, he said, he was merely following his usual s...ocial pattern; if it bothered me he would change it, or decline all further invitations until I instructed him otherwise. Nothing was further from his mind than to be a burden to me.''So after that you were friends again, were you?'He watched her search for the wrong words, watched her balance awkwardly at the edge of truth, and awkwardly withdraw.'Since the twenty-third of January he has not spoken to me again,' she blurted. Even in that sad light, Turner saw the tears running down her rough cheeks as her head fell forward and her hand rose quickly to cover them.MoreLess
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