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e　street　and　I　saw　the　trees　in　the　park。　The　lights　from　the　hotel　shone　on　the　wet　pavement。　Oh；　hell；　I　thought；　do　we　have　to　argue　now？

〃e　over　here　please；〃　Catherine　said。　The　flatness　was　all　gone　out　of　her　voice。　〃e　over；　please。　I'm　a　good　girl　again。〃　I　looked　over　at　the　bed。　She　was　smiling。

I　went　over　and　sat　on　the　bed　beside　her　and　kissed　her。

〃You're　my　good　girl。〃

〃I'm　certainly　yours；〃　she　said。

After　we　had　eaten　we　felt　fine；　and　then　after；　we　felt　very　happy　and　in　a　little　time　the　room　felt　like　our　own　home。　My　room　at　the　hospital　had　been　our　own　home　and　this　room　was　our　home　too　in　the　same　way。

Catherine　wore　my　tunic　over　her　shoulders　while　we　ate。　We　were　very　hungry　and　the　meal　was　good　and　we　drank　a　bottle　of　Capri　and　a　bottle　of　St。　Estephe。　I　drank　most　of　it　but　Catherine　drank　some　and　it　made　her　feel　splendid。　For　dinner　we　had　a　woodcock　with　souffl？potatoes　and　pur閑　de　marron；　a　salad；　and　zabaione　for　dessert。

〃It's　a　fine　room；〃　Catherine　said。　〃It's　a　lovely　room。　We　should　have　stayed　here　all　the　time　we've　been　in　Milan。〃

〃It's　a　funny　room。　But　it's　nice。〃

〃Vice　is　a　wonderful　thing；〃　Catherine　said。　〃The　people　who　go　in　for　it　seem　to　have　good　taste　about　it。　The　red　plush　is　really　fine。　It's　just　the　thing。　And　the　mirrors　are　very　attractive。〃

〃You're　a　lovely　girl。〃

〃I　don't　know　how　a　room　like　this　would　be　for　waking　up　in　the　mornin