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nything　to　do。　All　you　have　is　me　and　I　go　away。〃

〃That's　true。〃

〃I'm　sorry；　darling。　I　know　it　must　be　a　dreadful　feeling　to　have　nothing　at　all　suddenly。〃

〃My　life　used　to　be　full　of　everything；〃　I　said。　〃Now　if　you　aren't　with　me　I　haven't　a　thing　in　the　world。〃

〃But　I'll　be　with　you。　I　was　only　gone　for　two　hours。　Isn't　there　anything　you　can　do？〃

〃I　went　fishing　with　the　barman。〃

〃Wasn't　it　fun？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃Don't　think　about　me　when　I'm　not　here。〃

〃That's　the　way　I　worked　it　at　the　front。　But　there　was　something　to　do　then。〃

〃Othello　with　his　occupation　gone；〃　she　teased。

〃Othello　was　a　nigger；〃　I　said。　〃Besides；　I'm　not　jealous。　I'm　just　so　in　love　with　you　that　there　isn't　anything　else。〃

〃Will　you　be　a　good　boy　and　be　nice　to　Ferguson？〃

〃I'm　always　nice　to　Ferguson　unless　she　curses　me。〃

〃Be　nice　to　her。　Think　how　much　we　have　and　she　hasn't　anything。〃

〃I　don't　think　she　wants　what　we　have。〃

〃You　don't　know　much；　darling；　for　such　a　wise　boy。〃

〃I'll　be　nice　to　her。〃

〃I　know　you　will。　You're　so　sweet。〃

〃She　won't　stay　afterward；　will　she？〃

〃No。　I'll　get　rid　of　her。〃

〃And　then　we'll　e　up　here。〃

〃Of　course。　What　do　you　think　I　want　to　do？〃

We　went　downstairs　to　have　lunch　with　Ferguson。　She　was　very　impressed　by　the　hotel　and　the　splendor　of　the　dining…room。　We　had　a　good　lunch　with　a　couple　of　bottles　of　white　capr