Edges of love

und the waist, still lookin

he separate hairs of his e

, making little tents over

this party tonight?' he as

g if yo

y a passing thing. I'm

e doubtfully. She wished

expect it. It seemed out

esolve to go on

go and put on a jacket and

en

nd came back a minute or

ack trousers, and knotting

e stark white of his shir

ate told herself, trying to

lues. Values that must be

een brought up. Values th

re. She had seen enough of

ve with him would be askin

roken heart. Hearts weren'

Kate had a feeling that th

t m

ment. 'Shall we be on our

bit of shuttling back and

e is quite good when I'm n

put you up here; I'v

r to pass through, and pa

here. It would lead

os

g more hard to handle.' He

ring musi

in riddles,' Kate said cros

o late, the implica

ually happens when a man an

rtm

ow found-her composure a

willing,' she

u would

ainly

ade your stay quite memo

this thing, I now find t

oung woman o

ng spurt of something that

Paul was looking down at

this conversation was n

t?' she said calmly. 'Wou

ai

you lik

t, but inside she was screa

u send me bac

slowly lowered themselves

s

y got in. Kate moved as

small space-and added,

uld defeat the object of

o know

e personal to the impersonal in a flash. She was begin

le-Tattle ‑' he grimaced

reason why I brou

'I wondered when I was goi

Polly te

evening dusk. After the airconditioned apartment

lanced up at the dark, hard

told me that you'd been e

ed that you might want to

aste time answering

thing. 'That's about fifty

ty per cent? Am I

ar for her to get in. 'We'l

' he

epped out of the lift and s

nd her-drifting about, st

fts or the long reception d

nging. Those who-had bee

ss, or in determined sight

e more leisure

ust return to his office fo

alf-past seven, giving her

he evening. Her eyes sear

m. The sudden disappointme

she had been dreading se

ng eagerly for him.

he people around her. Man

elegant affairs of silks or

se around, the men neat and carefully dressed and at

s and yellows and blues, t

stiff stand-up collars giv

smooth golden necks and arms.