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herlidssothingrethanherthroatsqueezedherheartstanding
there;allsixtithhissportshirtrolledtotheelbow;
fadedjeans;hisheringhair;andunsurenesselookedsodear
”youhaventbeenoutofthisplaceint
on”ihavetheneairsikeepyououtlongnless
yourenervousbeinginacar;aftertheaccident”
”idontreertheaccident”
”ifyouretootired”iot;”shesaidshepushedherselfup;
carefullyeasinghercastedlegoverthesideheightgoo
heranklesshereachedforhercrutches
”ificarryyou;you;”hesaidhsuch
gentlenessthatthetearsretuedshebrushedthehthet
heelsofherhandsandnoddeditethathe
hadcarriedher;butitesincehe
divorceiteinsixlongyearsthattheir
bodieshadbeensoclose
”ivebeendoingthisforseventeendays;”herrectedasheslipped
hisarunderherheliftedhereexquisitegentleness
thathadbeeninhisvoice
sheheldherselfstifflyatfirst
;notfortable”heaskedasheheadedforthedoor
”asaroundhisneck;buryherface
againsthisthroat;andhangon;butsheenedgivinginto
aeantroubleiftheakenahis
allorodetothenursesstationandsaidtotwonursesand
aresident;”iakingwifeforaridewellbegoneanhouris
thereanyreason”thenurseslookedateachother;then
attheresident;allydone”
”thatsnotagoodreason;”ja”he
reachedforthephone”illcheckhdrbauer”jacktookthat
asperssionandsetoffdohehall
iotyourhought;butdidntsayitshedidnt
toargueoversoniceshesettled
inalittleandthoughtaboutseeingthecarshethoughtabout
sllingfreshair;ratherthanhospitalsterilityshethoughtabout
feelingalive
thenightandclearitnosoonerenvelopedherwhenhereyes
filledhtearsagainshetookadeepbreath;thengaspedwhenshe
saallhalogenlightlitthecarwell
”itsred”shecried”thegirlsdidnttellitwasredi
haventhadaredcarsince”sincethevhoughtite”
hefreedahandenoughtoopenthedoorandcarefullysettledher
insideheadjustedtheseattokererooorhercastand
fastenedtheseatbeltbe
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”helaskedhewheel
hestartedthecar”whye”
helefttheparkinglotanddroveseveralblocksbeforehesaid
”becauseyoulovedthatcarishouldnthavesolditthewayidid
”rachelissionsolongafterthefact;but
thereuchtoseeanddotodsherolleddownher
breezethatblewinashedrove
herlungsore”wherearewegoing””p
eets”theshoingherpaintingshildren;
noesandondisplayshehadseen
santhaandhopesheedtoseeher;”atthishour”
”itsfridaynighttheyreopenlate”
”itsnearlyten
””no;itsnot;”jacksaidbutittheclockand
syoutoseethepaintings”
”ogetin”
”in”shedidntargue;didnthavethestrengthjackwas
deteeditwasallinhishands
layingherheadagainsttheheadrest;shesaid;”ihaventthankedyou
fordoingthefrangirateful”
”youhadeverythingthere
thegirlshelped”sherolledherheadtolookathisixyears
hadntainedthickandtoolongin
thebackhisnoseouthstrong;hischinandneck
firshehadalbeautifulthathadntchanged
”thankyouforstaying;”shesaid
henodded;butdidntspeak
earsprickedherlids;shelookedforo
talk;usedtogoonandonaboutevertheyed;orkeeputterly
still;buttherenoeasenohe
insideithurttobehjacklikethis;lockedoutassurelyasshe
hadbeenattheendithurtshehadherine
theresnopointinthis;”shesaid;feelingtiredandweakher
paintingsuldostinthatinstantobury
herheadinapillory
”ostthere”
”jack;theyreclosed”hedidntansplydroveonthroughthe
baelandpulledupinfrontofthegallerythe
placelookeddarkanddesertedsthecarandpeered
inthefrontwindow
usinghishandsasblinders;hetriedtoseereheknockedonthe
glass;tothedoorandknockedharder
”custodian;”hecalledtorachelheknockedagain;studiedthei
door;jabbedhisthuonthebellhecuppedhishandsontheglass
andpeeredinsideagainhehitthebellseveralretis
racheluringapersonobluntthenoiseof
avacuuedtoherandraisedavictoriousfistsends
later;anheinsideofthedoor;wavingahandno;shaking
hishead
jayheartistto
open
shesbeeninthehospitalinaaistoleherouttoshowher
this
tinutesthatsallanopenedhishandsina
helplessgesture
jackheldupafinger;tellinghiointeps;hewas
atthecar;liftingrachelout;carryinghertothedoor
”seeherate;
bud”
”shoid;”racheltried;because;havingethisfar;beingthis
close;sheedin
herarher;soclose;so
tender
”na;notyours;”hesaidhregretshechedthelittle
lineeandgobetlyloohergood
foot;heanchoredhertohissideovedhischandheld
itup
”itsatagititsyours”
”jaanopenedthedoor
rachelsaanhisheadhadanstantshake
”idontuled;barelyopeninghisuth”i
yjobplae”
”thisistheartist”
”uldbeathief”
”doesshelooklikeathiefheasrachelkeatslook”he
thuedthehisnoticerachelkeats”torachel;he
said;”tingyourpictureonaflyer”beforesheuldsay
shedidntthinkso;hetoldthen;”goinsideandlookfora
flyer
anscratchedhisnose
hisheadntinuedtoknow”
jackliftedrachelagain;shoulderedthedooropen;andenteredthe
galleryrachelfeltalittlenaughty;butexcited;veryexcited
”plaintfroehind;butjack
where
raedofseeingherthings
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ar;catchingituedandbacktothewall
sheheldontighterselftosnagthelightshan
elbow
eon;heand
carefullylosaroundher
iliarityoftheposealone
adehercry;exceptthatsheractedndnotbythe
voirhis”she
barelybreathehereyeranaroundtheroonotknoo
settle;ingtoseeeverythingatonceshefeltsurrounded;
overedtheseoreinntent;rein
style;reinnuersearsblurredhervision;shepushedboth
handsagainsthereyestosteheleavingherhandsoverheruth;
shebeganhthebobcatsthatcanvaseshehad
alreadyseenitfradandhung;likehethatflankedit;but
thencathebutterfliesandtherattlesnakeandthegray
hesheepandherarcticich
thesunkingafulllengthhaloofitsefur
shegaspedsheha