第133节
【】syoldage,stlythankstojustine.andyou,alittle.andluke,alittle.aup.”
”youveeggie.”
”havei”thesoft,fulluthile.”idontthinkso,really.itsjustthegreatnorthedoessevenveils.orlikeanonion,thesaoldggie,ralph,onlyrenaked.”
”perhapsso.”
”ali,butyouveged,ralph.”
”inyggie”
”asifthepedestalroent.”
”itis.”helaughedsoundlessly.”andtothinkioneggie.theone””happened”
”idontknoyselfforassofpottageagraspingatnothing”hisbroassofhés.itsanold,sour,petrifiedorereal,butyouuldneverseeit.”
”thereighthavebeeern,iflessaugust.butijustuldnt,ggie.oh,iakeyouseethat”herhandstolealonghisbareartenderly.”dearralph,idoseeit.ikhingakesusscrealoudtodie.everyonesinginghisoostheyouseeeourohos,andoptou.allhepain,andtellourselvesithit.”
”thats,hurtinghiounbearably.”adeusadetheadethepain,too.”
bob,jack,hughie,jiandpatsyorroher
,evenfollofroheroonrunningdrogheda.
ity.daakenafan,hungonhis;shelainjealous.
afterthechildrenhadgoairs,helookedatthoseeggie,fee.
”fee,leaveyourdeskforant,”hesaid.”eandsitherehus.itotalktoallofyou.”
shestillcarriedherselforeashapiooldagethantoanahairsoppositethecardinal,eggietooneside,ahersonstonebenloseby.
”itsaboutfrank,”hesaid.
thenahu,resoundingdistantly.”posedly.
ggielaidherknittingdoother,thenatothersposureantlonger.
”frankhasservedalstthirtyyearsinjail,doyourealizethat”askedtheedasnottodistressyouunduly.iholyuldhavedohinkfrankeyearsagohadhenotgainedareputationforviolendinstabilityduringhisearlyyearsingoulbugaol.evenaslateastheeotherprisonersedservice,poorfrankwasrefused.”
feeglanper,”shesaidotion.theediffieggie.”ihaventalindfulofyourlives,andiknothedayityou,ivethoughtofselffirst,putselffirst.andylaborsonbehalfoftheber,fee,thattiispoketoyouafterpaddyandstudiedtuergyandvitality,crushed.”
”yes,”saidbobabruptly,hiseyesrivetedonhisther.”yes,thatsit.””frankisbeingparoled,”saidthecardinal.”itheonlythingiulddotoshohatidocare.”
ifhehadexpeoutoffeeslongdarkness,heorethanasllflie.
”thankyou,”saidfee.
”baen.”thisishisho,itsentsavefee,edionsoprivatevision.
”heisntthesafrank,”theneehere,andihadtolethino.ifitellyouthathedidnttakeithard,itghtgiveyousoideaoftheg
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”youveeggie.”
”havei”thesoft,fulluthile.”idontthinkso,really.itsjustthegreatnorthedoessevenveils.orlikeanonion,thesaoldggie,ralph,onlyrenaked.”
”perhapsso.”
”ali,butyouveged,ralph.”
”inyggie”
”asifthepedestalroent.”
”itis.”helaughedsoundlessly.”andtothinkioneggie.theone””happened”
”idontknoyselfforassofpottageagraspingatnothing”hisbroassofhés.itsanold,sour,petrifiedorereal,butyouuldneverseeit.”
”thereighthavebeeern,iflessaugust.butijustuldnt,ggie.oh,iakeyouseethat”herhandstolealonghisbareartenderly.”dearralph,idoseeit.ikhingakesusscrealoudtodie.everyonesinginghisoostheyouseeeourohos,andoptou.allhepain,andtellourselvesithit.”
”thats,hurtinghiounbearably.”adeusadetheadethepain,too.”
bob,jack,hughie,jiandpatsyorroher
,evenfollofroheroonrunningdrogheda.
ity.daakenafan,hungonhis;shelainjealous.
afterthechildrenhadgoairs,helookedatthoseeggie,fee.
”fee,leaveyourdeskforant,”hesaid.”eandsitherehus.itotalktoallofyou.”
shestillcarriedherselforeashapiooldagethantoanahairsoppositethecardinal,eggietooneside,ahersonstonebenloseby.
”itsaboutfrank,”hesaid.
thenahu,resoundingdistantly.”posedly.
ggielaidherknittingdoother,thenatothersposureantlonger.
”frankhasservedalstthirtyyearsinjail,doyourealizethat”askedtheedasnottodistressyouunduly.iholyuldhavedohinkfrankeyearsagohadhenotgainedareputationforviolendinstabilityduringhisearlyyearsingoulbugaol.evenaslateastheeotherprisonersedservice,poorfrankwasrefused.”
feeglanper,”shesaidotion.theediffieggie.”ihaventalindfulofyourlives,andiknothedayityou,ivethoughtofselffirst,putselffirst.andylaborsonbehalfoftheber,fee,thattiispoketoyouafterpaddyandstudiedtuergyandvitality,crushed.”
”yes,”saidbobabruptly,hiseyesrivetedonhisther.”yes,thatsit.””frankisbeingparoled,”saidthecardinal.”itheonlythingiulddotoshohatidocare.”
ifhehadexpeoutoffeeslongdarkness,heorethanasllflie.
”thankyou,”saidfee.
”baen.”thisishisho,itsentsavefee,edionsoprivatevision.
”heisntthesafrank,”theneehere,andihadtolethino.ifitellyouthathedidnttakeithard,itghtgiveyousoideaoftheg
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