The Stargazey
“She thanked him. After he had lighted a cigarette for her, he said, “Brussels. You were speaking of the light in the square. You said it was deceptive.”
Kate McBride smiled. “You have a remarkable memory.”
“So do you. And it’s why I’m sure I saw you Saturday night.”
She looked at him squarely. “And it’s why I’m sure you didn’t!”
Jury smiled. “The cafe. Go on.”
After another moment she asked, “Do you mind my telling it this way? I mean, exactly the way it was?”
“That’s the way I want to hear it....”
Still, she needed to justify it. “Because it helps me deal with it, you see. If I can retell details.”
Jury nodded, watched her tap ash from her cigarette into the flimsy tin ashtray.
She started to talk. “I sat in the cafe—outside, I mean, at one of the sidewalk tables. It really is quite dazzling, that square at night. I must admit I was able to let go of my anxiety for a few moments, just looking. There were so many stars, and the streetlamps. . . . ”MoreLess
Kate McBride smiled. “You have a remarkable memory.”
“So do you. And it’s why I’m sure I saw you Saturday night.”
She looked at him squarely. “And it’s why I’m sure you didn’t!”
Jury smiled. “The cafe. Go on.”
After another moment she asked, “Do you mind my telling it this way? I mean, exactly the way it was?”
“That’s the way I want to hear it....”
Still, she needed to justify it. “Because it helps me deal with it, you see. If I can retell details.”
Jury nodded, watched her tap ash from her cigarette into the flimsy tin ashtray.
She started to talk. “I sat in the cafe—outside, I mean, at one of the sidewalk tables. It really is quite dazzling, that square at night. I must admit I was able to let go of my anxiety for a few moments, just looking. There were so many stars, and the streetlamps. . . . ”MoreLess
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