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knoorepotentrenderofthepast
ontheingthatpaulleft,adrienneentseedtobe
theonlyal,butshestayedoutanyplanesstationedatthenavalbaseinnorfolkbythetisheb,andatthesinksherantap,feelingthestingthoughsheunderstoodthathee
partofherhadhopedheebae
buthedidntthefrontdooeversutostay,shekneonhisakeiteasiertoleave;anotheighttogethereantheydhavetosaygoodbyeagain,andthathadbeenhardenoughthefirsttisheuldntiginehavingtosaythosee,noruldsheiginehavingtoreliveanotherdayliketheoneshehadjustspent
thefollooing,shebegancleaningtheinn,
vingsteadily,fo,thenuntilsheeaswhenshedarrived
then,after
shehadntbeenintheresinoingtheafteoonsunlightakeitneatthereforter,atoorehadbeenluedtogetheearthesink
shestoodoving,takingitallin,beforefinallyexhalingandputtingdooingbefore
ashedtenitthen,afterfoldingitcarefully,sheputitintohersuitcasealonghthenchherailingonthebackporch,lookingtoheskyagain
jeanal,exuberantself,happytoseeadrienne,happytobebackho,andtalkingincessantlyabouttheheoldhotelinsavannahayedadrienneletjeangoonhherstorieshoutinterruption,andafterdinner,shetoldjeanthatsheedtotakeahebeachthankfully,jeanpassedontheinvitationtogohher
adeherselfacupofhotteaandtositnearthefireplaceassheerthekitchen
“
“inhere,”adrienneanswered
jeanroundedtheerantlater,“didiheartheteakettlele”
“ijustdeacup”
“sinceea”
adriennegaveashortlaughbutdidntanswer
jeansettledintherooonakingthesandglohthelorofantiquepotsandpans
“youvebeenkindofquiettonight,”jeansaid
“sorry”adrienneshrugged“iustalittletired1guessiustreadytogoho”
“iureiilesassoonasileftsavannah,butatleastthereuchtrafficoffseason,youknow”
adriennenodded
jeanleanedbackinherchair“diditgookaydidntruinhisstay”
heatinghisnadeadriennesthroat“idontthinkthestorotheredhitall,”shesaid
“tellabouthifroisvoipressionthatheuffy”
“no,notall,hee”
“strangebeingalone”
“nonotonceigotusedtoit”
jeanedtoseeifadriennehingelse,butshedidnt
“inued,“andyoudidnthaveanytroubleboardingupthehouse”
“no”
“iladiappreeiknoiguessfateonyourside,huh”
“isupposenot”
perhapsithethatdreea
“ihatetodothistoyou,jean,”shesaid,tryingherbesttokehervoitired,andivegotalongdrivetorrogladyouhadagoodtiatthewedding”
jeanseyebrolyatherfriendsabruptendingtotheevening
“ohhankyou,”shesaid“goodnight”
“goodnight”
adrienneuldfeeljeansunadeherhestairsafterunlockingthedoorto
theblueroosheslippedoutofherclothesandcraothebed,nakedandalone
sheuldsllpaulonthepilloell,fightingsleepuntilsheulddosonolongerhefollooing,shestartedapotofffeeandtookanotherhebeach
shepassedterairovertheisland,andshekneorepeopletotheersedge
paulageinhed,sothingsheghthaveseenononeofthenaturebledbuildingssurroundedbyanencroachingjungle,rutsinacurvingdirtroadoutfront,exoticbirdschirpinginthebackgroundbutshedoubtedthatshe
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knoorepotentrenderofthepast
ontheingthatpaulleft,adrienneentseedtobe
theonlyal,butshestayedoutanyplanesstationedatthenavalbaseinnorfolkbythetisheb,andatthesinksherantap,feelingthestingthoughsheunderstoodthathee
partofherhadhopedheebae
buthedidntthefrontdooeversutostay,shekneonhisakeiteasiertoleave;anotheighttogethereantheydhavetosaygoodbyeagain,andthathadbeenhardenoughthefirsttisheuldntiginehavingtosaythosee,noruldsheiginehavingtoreliveanotherdayliketheoneshehadjustspent
thefollooing,shebegancleaningtheinn,
vingsteadily,fo,thenuntilsheeaswhenshedarrived
then,after
shehadntbeenintheresinoingtheafteoonsunlightakeitneatthereforter,atoorehadbeenluedtogetheearthesink
shestoodoving,takingitallin,beforefinallyexhalingandputtingdooingbefore
ashedtenitthen,afterfoldingitcarefully,sheputitintohersuitcasealonghthenchherailingonthebackporch,lookingtoheskyagain
jeanal,exuberantself,happytoseeadrienne,happytobebackho,andtalkingincessantlyabouttheheoldhotelinsavannahayedadrienneletjeangoonhherstorieshoutinterruption,andafterdinner,shetoldjeanthatsheedtotakeahebeachthankfully,jeanpassedontheinvitationtogohher
adeherselfacupofhotteaandtositnearthefireplaceassheerthekitchen
“
“inhere,”adrienneanswered
jeanroundedtheerantlater,“didiheartheteakettlele”
“ijustdeacup”
“sinceea”
adriennegaveashortlaughbutdidntanswer
jeansettledintherooonakingthesandglohthelorofantiquepotsandpans
“youvebeenkindofquiettonight,”jeansaid
“sorry”adrienneshrugged“iustalittletired1guessiustreadytogoho”
“iureiilesassoonasileftsavannah,butatleastthereuchtrafficoffseason,youknow”
adriennenodded
jeanleanedbackinherchair“diditgookaydidntruinhisstay”
heatinghisnadeadriennesthroat“idontthinkthestorotheredhitall,”shesaid
“tellabouthifroisvoipressionthatheuffy”
“no,notall,hee”
“strangebeingalone”
“nonotonceigotusedtoit”
jeanedtoseeifadriennehingelse,butshedidnt
“inued,“andyoudidnthaveanytroubleboardingupthehouse”
“no”
“iladiappreeiknoiguessfateonyourside,huh”
“isupposenot”
perhapsithethatdreea
“ihatetodothistoyou,jean,”shesaid,tryingherbesttokehervoitired,andivegotalongdrivetorrogladyouhadagoodtiatthewedding”
jeanseyebrolyatherfriendsabruptendingtotheevening
“ohhankyou,”shesaid“goodnight”
“goodnight”
adrienneuldfeeljeansunadeherhestairsafterunlockingthedoorto
theblueroosheslippedoutofherclothesandcraothebed,nakedandalone
sheuldsllpaulonthepilloell,fightingsleepuntilsheulddosonolongerhefollooing,shestartedapotofffeeandtookanotherhebeach
shepassedterairovertheisland,andshekneorepeopletotheersedge
paulageinhed,sothingsheghthaveseenononeofthenaturebledbuildingssurroundedbyanencroachingjungle,rutsinacurvingdirtroadoutfront,exoticbirdschirpinginthebackgroundbutshedoubtedthatshe
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