All that and I was no closer to love.
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wanted something. I didn’t know exactly what that some-28 R
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the key. I had to come to a deal with him, an understand-1
ing. But up until then I felt that he was in control of every 2
interaction even though he was the one locked up.
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I read Narciss’s letter a dozen times while thinking in 4
the back of my mind about Bennet.
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She answered on the first ring. “Hello.” It was 5:00 in 6
the morning by then.
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“Hey, Narciss,” I said. “I just found your note.”
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“You’re up early,” she said.
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“Let’s have lunch tomorrow. You know, not later today 10
but the next day.”
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“I don’t know.”
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“The Japanese place in Sag Harbor is open for lunch, I 13
think. Let’s go there,” I said.
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“What time?”
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“One-thirty. We can go at one-thirty and avoid a lunch 16
crowd.”
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“I don’t know if I should, Mr. Blakey.”
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“The name is Charles and don’t think about it, just 19
meet me. I won’t bite and I won’t make you see me again 20
if you don’t want.”
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“Are we going to talk business?”
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“No. No business. I just want to clear up a couple of 23
things.”
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She hesitated. I heard a tapping on her end of the line.
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“I don’t do much dating . . .”
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