This was at least, she told herself, a small mystery, whose denouement, however predictable and disappointing, might prove to be of interest.
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In the outer lobby she was momentarily disconcerted, even frightened, that he was gone.
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But then she saw him to one side, waiting to buy an opera book, an account of the history and staging of the piece.
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His companion was waiting some yards away, looking toward the exit.
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She approached the younger woman.
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It did not seem courageous to do so, but, somehow, necessary.
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She would have been terrified to approach the young man again, after their first interlude, for beneath the facade of his politeness there had seemed a subtle severity and power in him, but the other was merely a woman, and she did not much care what transpired between them.
This was at least, she told herself, a small mystery, whose denouement, however predictable and disappointing, might prove to be of interest.
In the outer lobby she was momentarily disconcerted, even frightened, that he was gone.
But then she saw him to one side, waiting to buy an opera book, an account of the history and staging of the piece.
His companion was waiting some yards away, looking toward the exit.
She approached the younger woman.
It did not seem courageous to do so, but, somehow, necessary.
She would have been terrified to approach the young man again, after their first interlude, for beneath the facade of his politeness there had seemed a subtle severity and power in him, but the other was merely a woman, and she did not much care what transpired between them.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )