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eantitasaplint,butpleasednoheless
“didjeansayhadtobedooday”
adriennesopedoutsoeggsandpassedthebo
“ehooksyoudropintokeepthenplace;afterthat,hthatissupposedtobestackedhthehurricaneguards”
“shehasaladder,ihope”
“itsunderthehouse,too”
“itdoesntsoundtoobadbutlikeisaidyesterday,idbehappytohelpyouhitafterigetback”
shelookedathi“yousureyoudonthavetodothis”
“itsnobotheridonthaveanythingelseplanned,anypossiblefortositinsidetheguest”
“thankyou”
“noproble”
theyfinishedservingup,pouredtheffee,andstartedeatingpaulontarilyabsorbedinhertaskinthegrayinglight,shety,evenprettierthanhedrealizedthedaybefore
“youregoingtotalktothatpersonyountioned
yesterday“
paulnodded“afterbreakfast,”hesaid
“youdontsoundtoohappyaboutit”
“idontknohertobehappyoot”
“why”
afterthebriefesthesitation,hetoldheraboutjillandroberttorrelsontheoperation,theautopsy,andallthathadhappenedintheafterth,inailedtobestudyinghi
“andyouhavenoideahes”
“iassuitssothingaboutthela”
adriennesosureaboutthat,butshesaidnothinginstead,shereachedforherffee
“atterark”
hedidntsayanything,butthen,hedidnthavetothefactthatsheunderstoodorethanenough
itanyohesedays,andthoughhedtheronlythedaybefore,hesensedthatsohobetterthanstpeopledid
orybe,hethought,betterthananyone
ten
afterbreakfast,paulgotintohistheporch,adrienneluckantlater,paullookedoverhisshoulderandbeganbackingoutofthedrive
hereachedtorrelsonsstreetinafeinutes;thoughheuldhaveeetingstartedtogobadlythoughhesuretoexpect,hedecidedheelltorrelsoneverythingthathadhappenedhregardtotheoperationbutspeculateonhadcausedherdeath
hesloonttopreparehielf,hegotoutandstarteduptheringapieceofplyselfspace
etothedoor,heknooventinsidenothinghevedtothesideoftheporedioneofthenotebookshedstuffedinside
heeandessagesayingthatheoingifrobertstillthen,foldingthepaper,hebroughtthenotetothefrontporchande,kingsureit
“canihelpyou”
anstandingnearthehousethoughheuldntrecallaninhisthirtiesorso,gaunt,eearlierpulledup
paulclearedhisthroat“yes,”hesaid,“itorrelsonisthistherightplace”
theyoungnnoddedydad”
“ishein”
“youhthebank”
paulshookhishead“nonaispaulflanner”itontbeforetheyoungnregnizedthenahiseyesnarrowed
“thedoctor”
paulnodded“yourfathersentalettersayinghee”
“for”
“idontknow”
“hedidnttellaboutnoletter”ashespoke,thesclesinhisjaoclench
“iere”
theyoungnhookedhisthuintohisbelt“hesnotin”
ashesaidit,hiseyesflashedtothehouse,andpaulellingthetruth
“ie”
“hedoesnttotalktoyou”
pauldroppedhisgaze,thenlookedupagain
“ithinkthatsforhiodecide,dontyou”hesaid
“ehereandtrytotalkyourestakeorsothing”
paulsaidnothingsensinghishesitation,theyoungntookasteptoandon,hisvoicerising
“justgetthehelloutofhereidontore,anddaddoesnt,either”
“fineokay”
theyoungnreachedforanearbyshovelandpaulraisedhishands,backingaway
“ioing”
hetuedandstartedtohecar
“anddontebaanshouted“dontyouthinkyouvedoneenoughalreadythersdeadbecauseofyou”
paulflinchedattheheirsting,thengotinthecarafterstartingtheengine,hepulledahoutlookingback
hedidntseetheneighboredotheladdertospeakan;hedidntseetheyoungnthrocurtainfallbackintoplaceinsidethehouse
nordidheseethefrontdooropenorthehatretrievedthenoteafterithadfallentotheporch
nuteslater,adrienneeningtopaulashereuntedhadhappenedthe
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eantitasaplint,butpleasednoheless
“didjeansayhadtobedooday”
adriennesopedoutsoeggsandpassedthebo
“ehooksyoudropintokeepthenplace;afterthat,hthatissupposedtobestackedhthehurricaneguards”
“shehasaladder,ihope”
“itsunderthehouse,too”
“itdoesntsoundtoobadbutlikeisaidyesterday,idbehappytohelpyouhitafterigetback”
shelookedathi“yousureyoudonthavetodothis”
“itsnobotheridonthaveanythingelseplanned,anypossiblefortositinsidetheguest”
“thankyou”
“noproble”
theyfinishedservingup,pouredtheffee,andstartedeatingpaulontarilyabsorbedinhertaskinthegrayinglight,shety,evenprettierthanhedrealizedthedaybefore
“youregoingtotalktothatpersonyountioned
yesterday“
paulnodded“afterbreakfast,”hesaid
“youdontsoundtoohappyaboutit”
“idontknohertobehappyoot”
“why”
afterthebriefesthesitation,hetoldheraboutjillandroberttorrelsontheoperation,theautopsy,andallthathadhappenedintheafterth,inailedtobestudyinghi
“andyouhavenoideahes”
“iassuitssothingaboutthela”
adriennesosureaboutthat,butshesaidnothinginstead,shereachedforherffee
“atterark”
hedidntsayanything,butthen,hedidnthavetothefactthatsheunderstoodorethanenough
itanyohesedays,andthoughhedtheronlythedaybefore,hesensedthatsohobetterthanstpeopledid
orybe,hethought,betterthananyone
ten
afterbreakfast,paulgotintohistheporch,adrienneluckantlater,paullookedoverhisshoulderandbeganbackingoutofthedrive
hereachedtorrelsonsstreetinafeinutes;thoughheuldhaveeetingstartedtogobadlythoughhesuretoexpect,hedecidedheelltorrelsoneverythingthathadhappenedhregardtotheoperationbutspeculateonhadcausedherdeath
hesloonttopreparehielf,hegotoutandstarteduptheringapieceofplyselfspace
etothedoor,heknooventinsidenothinghevedtothesideoftheporedioneofthenotebookshedstuffedinside
heeandessagesayingthatheoingifrobertstillthen,foldingthepaper,hebroughtthenotetothefrontporchande,kingsureit
“canihelpyou”
anstandingnearthehousethoughheuldntrecallaninhisthirtiesorso,gaunt,eearlierpulledup
paulclearedhisthroat“yes,”hesaid,“itorrelsonisthistherightplace”
theyoungnnoddedydad”
“ishein”
“youhthebank”
paulshookhishead“nonaispaulflanner”itontbeforetheyoungnregnizedthenahiseyesnarrowed
“thedoctor”
paulnodded“yourfathersentalettersayinghee”
“for”
“idontknow”
“hedidnttellaboutnoletter”ashespoke,thesclesinhisjaoclench
“iere”
theyoungnhookedhisthuintohisbelt“hesnotin”
ashesaidit,hiseyesflashedtothehouse,andpaulellingthetruth
“ie”
“hedoesnttotalktoyou”
pauldroppedhisgaze,thenlookedupagain
“ithinkthatsforhiodecide,dontyou”hesaid
“ehereandtrytotalkyourestakeorsothing”
paulsaidnothingsensinghishesitation,theyoungntookasteptoandon,hisvoicerising
“justgetthehelloutofhereidontore,anddaddoesnt,either”
“fineokay”
theyoungnreachedforanearbyshovelandpaulraisedhishands,backingaway
“ioing”
hetuedandstartedtohecar
“anddontebaanshouted“dontyouthinkyouvedoneenoughalreadythersdeadbecauseofyou”
paulflinchedattheheirsting,thengotinthecarafterstartingtheengine,hepulledahoutlookingback
hedidntseetheneighboredotheladdertospeakan;hedidntseetheyoungnthrocurtainfallbackintoplaceinsidethehouse
nordidheseethefrontdooropenorthehatretrievedthenoteafterithadfallentotheporch
nuteslater,adrienneeningtopaulashereuntedhadhappenedthe
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