第20节

    【】else.vitana,perhaps

    ieinyourlivingrooheedyshoars.

    ybethatsit,shethoughtassheputthegazinebaor,soostofthereallygreatediaoftheeainntfield.iountaireataupagain.andrevivesiss”thelittledriedupoldnhedrugstorecalled,hsuspi.

    guiltily,sheputdh.

    againstrollingalongthesideanndies.heseesortofdifferentfroheothers.theonlyanngotitinthefirstplablondon,liketheydidrotterda

    butprobablygoebbelsit,shedecided.thateveryonesaid.aslongasthata.hedkillusall.hesreallybats.

    theoneilike,shethought,isthatbaldurvonsh.hestheonlyoneal,anyhohehasntgotace.

    tuing,sheasdedthestepstothefrontdooroftheoldhshelived.

    entshesa,intheach,hisardangling.heillasleep.

    no,shethought.heissitobviously.

    goingintothekitongthebreakfastdishes.

    butdidheiossitsheaskedherself.thatsiwonder.

    an...hehadbeensoaaybe.

    froabit,shebeganputtingfoodaheoldg.e.turrettoprefrigerator.andthenshebeganclearingthebreakfasttable.

    ybehesdosoakesthetions,likenenooved,liketheleginbiologyclass.

    ”hey,”shecalled.”.”

    inthebed,joestirred,snorted.

    ”didyouhearthebobhopeshoanjorisintervieertians.thertiaionabouttheirgrandparentsbeingaryan,youknoanjorreportsbaarsispopulatedbyjeingintothelivingrooebed,shesaid,”andtheyreaboutotall,andhavetbobhopegoeson.”

    joehadopenedhiseyes.hesaidnothiaredatherunequiet,then.

    ”isit”shesaidatlast.”areyouafraid”no,shethought;thatsfrankkno.

    ”therigon,”joesaid,sittingup.

    ”sandhandshthedishtowel.

    ”ill.”

    ”youvedohisbefore”sheasked.

    joedidnotaossit,julianasaidtoherself.itell;allatonow.

    ”supposehetakesanotherrouteback”shesaid.

    ”healehotoutintheroadandheplo.ihechairhebegantodress.

    ”hoplatedhisnakedbody.

    ”thirtyfour.”

    thehought,yousthavebeeninthe,ahisdesty.”arestandthesightofeachotherinthedaylightosqueezeintothewalls”

    gruntingsourly,hestartedtoinhisunderpantsandsocks,rubbinghis.

    thisisho,julianathought.iettingyoustayhere,ayouetolookatyou.;hehadbegunrunninghoterinthebooshave.

    onhisarshesaattoo,ablueletterc.

    ””sthat”sheasked.”youronnierinne”

    joe,e,said,”cairo.”

    e,shethoughtreallystupid,”shesaid.anitalian,thirtyfouryearsold,frohenazipartoftheananditaliaeransofthatyundergeneralgottatthehandsofroelandhisafrikakorps.

    sheleftthebathrooretuedtothelivingroondbegankingthebed;herhandsflew.

    iaallsuitongthehenoticedavelvetveredbox,alittlelikeaglassescase;pigitup,sheopeandpeekedinside.

    youcertainlydidfightatcairo,shethoughtasshegazeddotheironlasshthehedatejune10,1945engravedatitstop.theydidntallgetthis;onlythevaliantones.iyoudid...youeenyearsold,then.

    joeappearedatthedoorofthebathrooustassheliftedthedalfrotsvelvetbox;shebeangry.

    ”ilpinitonyouhielf

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