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gottentopaul,andhedde
tohisnd,hedignoredtoonythingsalready
paulputonhisjaadehishesideofthehouse
onthebea,hetuckedhishandsintohisjacketandbohebreezenipathischeeks,
theskyrendedhifthosehedseeninbaltirebeforesnosthattintedtheoving,floatinghitfullforce
nearthetesastheyllidedtheairoistandchillyglancingoverhisshoulder,hesasight
heorrooing,hethoughtthestorstofthe,andinlightofthestoronedayightbedoightbeflooding,orroberttorrelsonghthetakingcareofath
paulhadneverbeeninrodanthebefore,buthedidntthinkitorethanafeinutestofindthehousethetoorethanafereets,andheuldhelengthofthetohanhalfanhour
afterafeinutesonthesand,paultuedandstartedkinghispseofadriennehewindowagain
hersle,hethoughthelikedhersle
froheadehisthebeach
sheintherightsthatjeanhadrended,butnoiftherehinginparticularthatheedtoeat
hisvisitintriguedhersheknejeanthatrateifsheuldstayopenanextraweek
heeanoreoneeheretorelax
hehadntntionedthatheily,either,sothatantheake,thereucloseddoheeranyway
sheingupthebahisfeetoutsidethedoor
antlater,thebackdooropenedhasqueak,andpaulothekitchenasheshruggedoffhisjacket,shenoticedthatthetipofhisnosehadtuedred
“1thinkthestorgettingperaturesdroppedatleasttendegreessincethising”
adrienneputaboxofcroutonsintothecupboardandlookedoverhershoulderassheanswered
“iknoostenergyeffiesiuldactuallyfeeltheinginthroughthehavebetterher”
paulrubbedhisar“thatstheup”
“itghtbealittlestalebynoakeafreshpotitllonlytakeafeinutes”
“youind”
“notatallithinkiulduseone,too”
“thankyoujustletputjaandcleanup,andillberightbackdown”
hesledatherbeforeheleftthekitaboveher
thoughshedknotohealoneinthehouseoralone,periodsure,thekidshadtheiroetoherselfnoontbesides,theyilyiteasthesituationsheeoneelseslife,oneinexactlysureoftherules
shedeacupofffeeforherselfandpouredtherestintothesilverpotsheingdohestairs
“justinti,”shesaid“ffeesreadyetogetthefiregoing”
aspaulenteredthesittingrooshecaughtatraceoflognehereachedaroundherforacup
“no,thatsokayiortableybelater”
shenoddedandtookasllstepbackhing,illbeinthekitchen”
“ithoughtyousaidyouedacup”
“ialreadypouredoneileftitontheunter”
helookedup“yourenotgoingtojoin”
thereethingexpectantintheedhertostay
shehesitatedjeanakingslltalketi,sheteredbyhisoffer,thoughshesurewhy
“isupposeiuld,”shefinallysaid“justletgetcup”
bythetishedretued,paulbedthroughbooks,thishadalintheinnthereallstackofrdhefireplacealon
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gottentopaul,andhedde
tohisnd,hedignoredtoonythingsalready
paulputonhisjaadehishesideofthehouse
onthebea,hetuckedhishandsintohisjacketandbohebreezenipathischeeks,
theskyrendedhifthosehedseeninbaltirebeforesnosthattintedtheoving,floatinghitfullforce
nearthetesastheyllidedtheairoistandchillyglancingoverhisshoulder,hesasight
heorrooing,hethoughtthestorstofthe,andinlightofthestoronedayightbedoightbeflooding,orroberttorrelsonghthetakingcareofath
paulhadneverbeeninrodanthebefore,buthedidntthinkitorethanafeinutestofindthehousethetoorethanafereets,andheuldhelengthofthetohanhalfanhour
afterafeinutesonthesand,paultuedandstartedkinghispseofadriennehewindowagain
hersle,hethoughthelikedhersle
froheadehisthebeach
sheintherightsthatjeanhadrended,butnoiftherehinginparticularthatheedtoeat
hisvisitintriguedhersheknejeanthatrateifsheuldstayopenanextraweek
heeanoreoneeheretorelax
hehadntntionedthatheily,either,sothatantheake,thereucloseddoheeranyway
sheingupthebahisfeetoutsidethedoor
antlater,thebackdooropenedhasqueak,andpaulothekitchenasheshruggedoffhisjacket,shenoticedthatthetipofhisnosehadtuedred
“1thinkthestorgettingperaturesdroppedatleasttendegreessincethising”
adrienneputaboxofcroutonsintothecupboardandlookedoverhershoulderassheanswered
“iknoostenergyeffiesiuldactuallyfeeltheinginthroughthehavebetterher”
paulrubbedhisar“thatstheup”
“itghtbealittlestalebynoakeafreshpotitllonlytakeafeinutes”
“youind”
“notatallithinkiulduseone,too”
“thankyoujustletputjaandcleanup,andillberightbackdown”
hesledatherbeforeheleftthekitaboveher
thoughshedknotohealoneinthehouseoralone,periodsure,thekidshadtheiroetoherselfnoontbesides,theyilyiteasthesituationsheeoneelseslife,oneinexactlysureoftherules
shedeacupofffeeforherselfandpouredtherestintothesilverpotsheingdohestairs
“justinti,”shesaid“ffeesreadyetogetthefiregoing”
aspaulenteredthesittingrooshecaughtatraceoflognehereachedaroundherforacup
“no,thatsokayiortableybelater”
shenoddedandtookasllstepbackhing,illbeinthekitchen”
“ithoughtyousaidyouedacup”
“ialreadypouredoneileftitontheunter”
helookedup“yourenotgoingtojoin”
thereethingexpectantintheedhertostay
shehesitatedjeanakingslltalketi,sheteredbyhisoffer,thoughshesurewhy
“isupposeiuld,”shefinallysaid“justletgetcup”
bythetishedretued,paulbedthroughbooks,thishadalintheinnthereallstackofrdhefireplacealon
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