On the Saturday afternoon following that eventful Friday Clare went into Nice on the bus, as was permissible since it was her free time, and sought again the square where she had sat with Chris. There was of course no sign of him, and the place looked a little tawdry by daylight. The hotel opposite the cafe seemed asleep in the afternoon since its residents were either on the beach or enjoying a siesta. As soon as the shops were open again Clare bought a printed cotton dress in gay colours, also a pair of thin trousers and a tank top, garments she had long wanted but resisted because she had no occasion upon which to wear them. These purchases made a hole in her savings which she was accumulating with North-Country thrift against the time when Monica would dispense with her services, or the other way round. She did not intend to stay with the author permanently. On her return to the villa she locked herself in her bedroom and changed into the sleeveless bright dress, and loosened her hair about her face.
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