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He hated them both far too much. For some minutes there was dead silence, whilst Lilly silently and viciously fought for his breath. Tanny opened her eyes wide in a sort of pleased bewilderment, and Jim turned his face aside, and hung his clasped hands between his knees. "There's a great silence, suddenly!" said Tanny.
But Jim sank his chin on his chest, and repeated obstinately: "I want to be loved." "How many times have you been loved?" Robert asked him. "It would be rather interesting to know." Jim looked at Robert long and slow, but did not answer. "Did you ever keep count?" Tanny persisted. Jim looked up at her, malevolent. "I believe I did," he replied.
"You know you don't like people unless you expect them." "Oh, but my dear fellow! You and Tanny; you'd be welcome if you came at my busiest moment. Of course you would. I'd be glad to see you if you interrupted me at any crucial moment. I am alone now till August. Then we shall go away together somewhere. But you and Tanny; why, there's the world, and there's Lilly: that's how I put it, my boy."
"Mind if I stay till Saturday?" There was a pause. Lilly felt he was being bullied, almost obscenely bullied. Was he going to agree? Suddenly he looked up at Jim. "I'd rather you went tomorrow," he said. Tanny, who was sitting opposite Jim, dropped her head in confusion. "What's tomorrow?" said Jim. "Thursday," said Lilly. "Thursday," repeated Jim. And he looked up and got Lilly's eye.
"But it does, it matters tremendously, dear Tanny, tremendously." "Of course," Tanny sheered off. "I can see Scott has great attractions a great warmth somewhere " "Exactly!" cried Julia. "He UNDERSTANDS!" "And I believe he's a real artist. You might even work together. You might write his librettos." "Yes! Yes! " Julia spoke with a long, pondering hiss.
"We'll have them for dinner tonight and we'll have the other for tea now. You'd like a wash?" But Jim had already opened his bag, taken off his coat, and put on an old one. "Thanks," he said. Lilly made the tea, and at length all sat down. "Well how unexpected this is and how nice," said Tanny. "Jolly eh?" said Jim. He ate rapidly, stuffing his mouth too full. "How is everybody?" asked Tanny.
"Save you from what?" asked Lilly, rather abashed. "Eh ?" and Jim stooped, grinning at the smaller man. Lilly was somewhat puzzled, but he had a certain belief in himself as a saviour. The two men tramped rather incongruously through the lanes to the cottage. Tanny was in the doorway as they came up the garden path. "So nice to see you! Are you all right?" she said. "A-one!" said Jim, grinning.
"You're a bloody young sucking pig, you are," said Jim. "Even at that age, I've learned my manners," replied Robert. Jim looked round the party. Then he turned to Aaron Sisson. "What do you make of 'em, eh?" he said. Aaron shook his head, and laughed. "Me?" he said. But Jim did not wait for an answer. "I've had enough," said Tanny suddenly rising. "I think you're all silly.
Oh, poor old Rob-ert, he's so young!" "He DOES seem young," said Tanny. "One doesn't forgive it." "He is young," said Julia. "I'm five years older than he. He's only twenty-seven. Poor Old Robert." "Robert is young, and inexperienced," said Josephine, suddenly turning with anger. "But I don't know why you talk about him." "Is he inexperienced, Josephine dear? IS he?" sang Julia.
"Dear old Josephine, she knows all sorts of people," sang Julia. At that moment the men returned. "Have you actually come back!" exclaimed Tanny to them. They sat down without answering. Jim spread himself as far as he could, in the narrow space. He stared upwards, wrinkling his ugly, queer face. It was evident he was in one of his moods. "If only somebody loved me!" he complained.
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