Present for you, David, says Mrs Hume, handing him the unwrapped Sol Chico Cemento.
From Mexico? says David. Oh how charming! I take it all went well in Blaxland? And where is Arthur?
I left him there, says Mrs Hume. On your advice, in a manner of speaking.
David looks bemused.
Mrs Hume taps Sol Chico Cemento.
Who does he remind you of? she asks.
No one, says David.
You! says Mrs Hume. Ask him something.
Who do I remind you of? says Sol Chico Cemento.
David had not expected to be addressed by a plaster souvenir. He examines it more closely.
You remind me of my mother, says David. If anyone at all.
And do you have a question for your mother? asks Sol Chico Cemento.
Why did she leave Arthur back in Blaxland? ventures David.
Why do you think? asks Sol Chico Cemento.
Knowing Arthur, it's because he didn't want to come, says David.
There you are, says Sol Chico Cemento. That's the reason.
Remarkable! says David. Must show this to Vello.
Mrs Hume does not find it remarkable, the answer not being the correct one. But she is pleased that David likes his present, so she says nothing.
Ready David? Show's at quarter to six, says Vello, entering the office.
Ready, says David, But take a look at this...
No, no, no time, says Vello. Bring it with you.
The two men hurry off to the Austral Hotel.
.......
It's hot, but the show is in the air-conditioned Bunka.
David and Vello go inside, sit down.
Where is everyone? asks David.
There is just one other person in the room.
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