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‘I return his compliment,’ said Mary bitterly. ‘Good-by,
Nicole.’ She went out.
After all that there was no question of her coming to see
them off; the major-domo arranged the departure. Dick left
formal notes for Hosain and the sisters. There was nothing
to do except to go, but all of them, especially Lanier, felt bad
about it.
‘I insist,’ insisted Lanier on the train, ‘that it was dirty
bathwater.’
‘That’ll do,’ his father said. ‘You better forget it—unless
you want me to divorce you. Did you know there was a new
law in France that you can divorce a child?’
Lanier roared with delight and the Divers were unified
again—Dick wondered how many more times it could be
done.

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