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”jackfollohelineofherfingerand;yes;sahedropoff
beyond;givendepthanddistancebyaist;teof
forestgreenshetuedtohopetorerkonitsbeauty;butshehad
shiftedherheadandnarrowedhereyes
”ifyoulookpastit;”shesaid;”ithatlookslikeclouds
isreallyocean”
”hoell””ifthoseheyishgray
orblackishgray
thosearebluishgraycanyousee”actually;heuld
”aughtthatandtolisten”sheckedherhead”doyou
hearit””thesilenceyoubet”
”no;”shesldedallsle”thestrea”helistened
”thatssilence”sheshookherhead
heghthavearguedbutifrachelhadheardastreatherewasa
streahekoquestionitrachelfelttheoutdoorsthat
aboutherin
tuadehiithherforhoursinthedeserth
hiseyesperingofapackrat;
theslitherofasnakehehadheardhefluted
trunkofasaguaro
reeringthatashesathereinthisbreathtakinglylovelyplace;he
hadasenseofighthavegivenupovedto
sanfrancisshelivedandbreathethefreshoutdoorsshe
nnectedanypeopledidntsheknewher
terrain
sohelistenedforthesoundofastreahesoclearhis
earsandlistenedagain;sortingtheoutsidetheflowof
bloodinhisheadandheheardit;afaint;distantshhhhhfartothe
”overthere”hepointed
hopegrinnedandnodded
”hoinutesitrunsdoountainsintothe
oceanive”
”hocrosstheroad””itgoesunderabridgeillshowyou
soti;”shesaid;buthervoicelook
athi
heknehinkingthatoncerachelwokeup;hewouldbegone
butevenifrachelhatveryday;sheillneedhelp
okay;sosheghtnotaroundallthetibutspringwas
fullandsuerapproachingtherehe
ideaofastreaidewalkheldappeal
hesled;feelingthesasenseofanticipationthathehadfelt
drivingbacktobigsurthenightbefore
chapterten
thedrivefroigsurtothehospitalonandaydingtookan
easyfortyfivenutesjackarrivedfeelinglloofind
anotherpatientinrahehurriedtothenextroo
thinkinghehaddeaninnocentstake;butanentirefalyof
griahehadbeenrightthefirstti
hisheartstoppedforthefrato
reasonthathehen;
surgerynearlyasbad
holdinghopeshand;hestrodetothenursesstation”y
ergingfrorootthefar
endoftherridorheheadedtherehhopeintow”wheres
rafroshehad
juste
it;;andseveraleasy
chairskatherinehosechairsrachelwaslyingonher
sidefacingher;andforasplitsend;unabletoseehereyes;jack
thoughtthechangeantshehadwokenup
katherineha**stsleforhope;butherexpressionbeforeand
aftertoldhihatitso
”itsbeenalehels
nditionhasbeensteadytheethedoctorsthoughtshe
uldbeved”jackhadabadfeelingevenafterseparatingit
frouineveresdeath;itstillfeltbad”youneededherspacefor
sooneelse”
”yes;butthatsnotovedhershesstable
herstatsarentchanging”
”butinute
sothinghappened”
”onitoringherfroere;”cindysaidand;yes;hesae
nitors;thesawires
”butthosearentnnectedtothecentraldesk”
”efrohe
door”thisis;”shesaid;
entering
”itsonestepdotheicu
rachelostpatientsget
iediatelyaftersurgery”
”itsonlybeenaened”aboutthat
guyyoupointedoutonthanda
half””hehasheartandlungproblehesnotstablebelieve
;rachelisfarbetteroff
shesfunctioningonherolysteadysheisntgoing
anyasinkingfeelinghoutquiteknos
causethebruiseonthesideofrachelsfaceabbinga
reddishbrohadbeenscraped;tuinggreenhad
beenhitndthestitthecutonherhand
shelookedpalerthanever;though;andthinhethat
shehadneverhadpoundstospare
hopecliedontothebed;tuckedinhers;andsatbyher
thershipshedidntsayanythingafteranute;shegingerly
liftedrachelshandandputitinherlapherheadwasdownshe
slooherselfartedtosniffle;shelifted
rachelshandtoverhertears
jaguinevere;heuthed
sheedandnodded
hetouchedhopesbolystrokingherhairashehadthe
catsfurheething;butdidntknohe
iginedthatlettinghopeknohhersheneeded
st
butthesinkingfeelinginsidehim
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第43节
he
gesturedkaraintothehall”youregivinguponher;”heaccused
”youretakingheroffthefrontlinebecauseyoudontthinkshes
wakingupforawhile”
”thatsnotitplysayingthatsincetheaccidentwasnearly
aplications;thechancesofone
occurringnoillbeheurseshellch
thenitorsanddosidesidebackrotationseverytwohoursshell
beinherejustasoftenassheee
thisisstandardprotolinalargerhospital;sheghthaveleft
intensivecareevensoonerthefactis;sheisntcritical”
”thefauttered;butretohielf
thantokarashepattedhiselbooffdohehallcindy
andkatherinereplacedher
sincehehadntgottenanyhkara;hetuedoncindy”rachel
islosingisntthatdangerous”cindypushedupherglasses
andlookedba”no;”shesaidsloly;”shes
gettingthenutrientssheneedsthroughadripillhoping
thatshellwakeupsoon”
”iladsooneis;”hesaid;buthissarcasadedfast”itllbe
aonighthoher
feeeks”
”then””ubeitgoesdirectlyinto
thestoch”heaskedafeedingtubewas
longrange;bigtistuff;rightuptherehputtingrachelina
regularrooackedofsettlinginforthelonghaulhehad
donehishoe
hepushedhishandsthroughhishairandtriedtohrougharising
panic”thisisnoteicantacceptthatthisisgoing
togoonforevertherehastobereando”
”ivebeentalkingtopeople;”katherinesaid”thereareother
thingsighttry”thatejack
surehelikedtheideaofkatherialkingtopeopleabouthiswifes
a;butheeenoughtolisten
”usic;
bringinherfavoritefoodthesllghtreachherouldbu
incense”
”ybegettheharishiinhere;too;”hettered
katherinenearlysled”iellslike
theightsnapheroutofit
”jackilesaould
sllthoseell
”henurse
”itcanthurt;”cindysaidasshehadsooftenbeforelookingpast
thespeakingjustahairaboveahing
sile”heresdr
bauer”
”illgovisithhope;”katherinesaid;butbeforesheuldleave;
soonecalledheashelookedpaststevebauer;brokeintoa
grin;andsetofftogreetayoung;goodlookingguywearingpurple
scrubs
chingher;jackuldnthelpbu