第53节

    ised.”andasshespoke,thedreados.itrosetothetopandndedher;shefeltitquiveringinherface,shiningoutsothatheuldeasilytake.

    joesaid,”hereaerebackakeinthesightshere.”hespokereasonably,aillhthestarkdeadnessasifheing.

    ”no,”shesaid.

    ”putonthatbluedress.”heruagedaroundangtheparovedtherd,gotoutthedress,laiditonthebedhprecision;hedidnothurry.”okayyoullbeaknockout.listen,tleofhighpricestdtakeitalong.thatvat69.”

    frank,shethought.help.insothingidontuand.

    ”itsidnight.”

    hesaid,”putonthedressorillkillyou.”

    ytraining,shethought.iteorandoes;hesghthisalready,nyyearsago.

    ”iknoaybeaybenot.”

    ”notthroyouperly.iae.ie.”

    ”oheonputonthegoddaressustbenuts,talkinglikethataboutkillinganding,justbecauseieahisfellohosebookyou”

    aknockatthedoor.

    joestalkedtoitandope.aunifordboyintherridorsaid,”valetservice.youinquiredatthedesk,sir.”

    ”ohyes,”joesaid,stridingtothebed;hegathereduptheothebellboy.”bahalfanhour”

    ”justironingoutthefolds,”theboysaid,exaniing.yes,iurethey,sir.”

    asjoeshutthedoor,julianasaid,”hoeshirttbeilitspressed”

    hesaidnothing;heshrugged.

    ”ihadfotten,”julianasaid.”andaanoughttoknooutofthecellophaheyreallwrinkled.”

    ”alot.”

    ”hohehotelhadvaletserviceididntkno.didyoureallyhaveyourhairddyedithinkyourhairalthatso”

    againheshrugged.

    ”youstbeansdn,”shesaid.”posingasaeupheretokillabendsen;isntthatsoikydu.”shefeltdriedup,hered.

    afteraninterval,joesaid,”sureifoughtinnorthafrindo.infiltratedbritishhqs.idontseeakes;edalandabattlefieldcitation.rporal.”

    ”isthatfountainpenaon”

    hedidnotanswer.

    
    ”no,”hesaid.”yousaitterandreceiver.soikeepinradiontacasetheresageofplan,hthedaybydaypoliticalsituationinberlin.”

    ”youchejustbeforeyoudoit.tobesure.”

    henodded.

    ”yourenotitalian;yern.”

    ”swiss.”

    shesaid,”husbandisajew.”

    ”idontyshower.”

    ”ho”

    joesaid,”pleaseputonthenephone.

    ”ealong”

    dialing,joesaid,”sheisattraiddleeasteorditerraype.”

    ashetalkedtothehotelpeople,julianaacrossherface.

    ”theydohaveahairdresser,”joesaidezzanine.”hehandedhersothing;openinghereyesshesaorereichsbankopayher.”

    shesaid,”letliehere.willyouplease”

    heregardedherhalookofauriosityandnce.

    ”seattleislikesanfranebeforetheeihadgoherelikeadentistsoffiationalgeographics.”

    bendingoverher,joetookholdofherarndliftedhertoasittingposition;hesupportedher,proppedherup.”atteryouactlikeyouresick.”hepeeredintoherface,seargherfeatures.

    ”iying,”shesaid.

    ”itsjustanataallthetiithehotelphar;stayandkeion,sothathestaysecertainhellletusin,especiallyyself,ifiwerehe.”

    ”letgointothebathroo”shesaid.”iihi”ieingsickletgo.”

    helethergo,andshedeherandintothebathroo

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