I'll Never Be Young Again
I'll Never Be Young Again
“She did not want to at first; she always made some sort of excuse, and would pretend she was thirsty and longing for a drink at a café, or she would say there was a film she wanted to see.
It was not any good, though, she had to give in. We would be sitting at the Dôme perhaps, not speaking, I very moody, irritable, scarcely answering when she did say something, and she would lay her hand on mine and look across at me.
‘Dick, you’re funny today; tell me what’s the matter?’ And I would shrug my ...shoulders. ‘Nothing, what could be the matter?’ She would sigh helplessly, and insist. ‘Please tell me, Dick; I know there’s something, I can’t bear it.’ Then I would laugh as if I did not care, and say: ‘You know perfectly well, let’s forget about it.’ She would hesitate, and look about her as though she were afraid people were staring at her, and then say: ‘You mean, you want us to go along to your room?’ And I said: ‘Yes, but it doesn’t matter.’ ‘If you want to so much, I’ll come, Dick.’ ‘No, why should you?’ ‘Yes, Dick - it’s hopeless sitting here, let’s go.’ We would get up, I still sulky, not looking at her, and she quiet, oddly remote, and we walked along not talking much, but once back in my room I would hold her very close to me and say: ‘Darling, darling, I was beastly at the Dôme just now, but it was only because I want you so terribly that it sends me crazy.MoreLess
It was not any good, though, she had to give in. We would be sitting at the Dôme perhaps, not speaking, I very moody, irritable, scarcely answering when she did say something, and she would lay her hand on mine and look across at me.
‘Dick, you’re funny today; tell me what’s the matter?’ And I would shrug my ...shoulders. ‘Nothing, what could be the matter?’ She would sigh helplessly, and insist. ‘Please tell me, Dick; I know there’s something, I can’t bear it.’ Then I would laugh as if I did not care, and say: ‘You know perfectly well, let’s forget about it.’ She would hesitate, and look about her as though she were afraid people were staring at her, and then say: ‘You mean, you want us to go along to your room?’ And I said: ‘Yes, but it doesn’t matter.’ ‘If you want to so much, I’ll come, Dick.’ ‘No, why should you?’ ‘Yes, Dick - it’s hopeless sitting here, let’s go.’ We would get up, I still sulky, not looking at her, and she quiet, oddly remote, and we walked along not talking much, but once back in my room I would hold her very close to me and say: ‘Darling, darling, I was beastly at the Dôme just now, but it was only because I want you so terribly that it sends me crazy.MoreLess
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