AndatlastIcouldholdoutnolongeragainsttheseaccumulatingpressures。
Itookanarrogant，outrageouslinethatlefthernoloopholes；I
behavedasthoughwewerelivinginamelodrama。
“Youmustcomeandtalktome。”Iwrote，“orIwillcomeandtakeyou。Iwantyou——andthetimerunsaway。”
Wemetinarideintheupperplantations。ItmusthavebeenearlyinJanuary，fortherewassnowonthegroundandonthebranchesofthetrees。Wewalkedtoandfroforanhourormore，andfromthefirstIpitchedthekeyhighinromanceandmadeunderstandingsimpossible。Itwasourworsttimetogether。I