第16节

    gbaayeighteenth.”

    naturally,tsooknohy.

    ”theyrelousyfakes,”calvinsaid.

    ”butyouknebfounded.”ian,ray,youveale.

    talkingaboutthelousypart.look,ieallynotnceedegunyousendusreallyeetstandards.look,doyouknochildanis”

    ”yes.”hehadavaguery,althoughatthentheuldnotquitepinthenadoebodyiortant.

    ”heyoffiyoffie;einandrattledoffsolongaejapadral,anein.childantalkedaboutatein,syoupeopletuout,saoneybahispantspocket,a.nodoyousay”

    theretsonuldthinkoftosay.buthethoughttohielfinstantly.itsfrinkandthing,andthisisit.butheuldnotfigureoutakeseofcalvinsat.

    akindofsuperstitihtfilledhithosetdelastfebruaryhehadpresudtheyentatsabledonforedaneiandatlastoheionaoffthephone.

    andhadlisteheion;shehadbeenpagirritablybadforth,lyfreckledshoulders.

    ”tellthepolice,”shesaid.

    itlikealot.theydputintheieonth.

    ”no,”hesaid.

    ”ailsacri.”

    itedtopayingpeople;itallenough...butshedidhaveapoint.helleditover.

    illgivethelookintobothfrinkand

    forinstanebodytoldfrinksakike.e.allihavetodoisnotifythegernnsulhere.routinebusiness.hellrequestthejapauthoritiesforextradition.theyllgasthebuggersoonastheygethiarpsinneps.

    ”iurprised,”thegirlsaid,”thatanyoneuldbla.

    ”up.goahead.onesaybefortyorfiftythousanddollarsonthellearket.”

    thegirlgingerlypickedupthetihe

    ”dontyoufeelit”hekiddedher.”thehistoricity”

    shesaid,”ishistoricity”

    ”icpresenoauraaroundit.”

    ”gee,”thegirlsaid,athatday”

    ”sure.andiknoypoint.itsallabigraselves.ian,aguhroughafausbattle,liketheuseargonne,anditsthesaasifithadnt,unlessyouknoind,notthegun.iusedtobeallet,thatshops.earlybritishlonies.”

    thegirlnosfolded,gazingoutatthelightsofdootheranddadusedtosayhavelostthewarifhehadlived,”shesaid.

    ”okay,”tsoorsobody,anybody,findstheplatesfrooldstaed.andtheink.andasupplyof”

    ”idontbelieveeitherofthosetersbeloofranklinroosevelt,”thegirlsaid.

    tsongiggled.”thatspointidhavetoproveittoyouesortofdoassdelusion.thepaperprovesitsh,nottheobjectitself”

    ”shoethepaper.”

    ”sure.”hoppingup,hedehistheithsonianinstitutionsfradate;thepaperandthelighterhadsthifortutheytoprovethatheeantnothingreally,siheeantnothingreally.

    ”alt.44isalt.44,”he.”ithastodoade.ithastodoh”

    sheheldoutherhand.hegaveherthedot.

    ”soitisgenuine,”shesaidfinally.

    ”yes.thisone.”hepickedupthelighterhthelongsrossitsside.

    ”ithinkidliketogoherevening.”shesetdoentandlighterao,heswere.

    ”edinagitation,folloerher.

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