ughtfulgift,llydfrrichardspany
“einfralittleinutesattherbefresteppinginttheuseherendedllyfherldthteaaginehieasuringthealittlerulereverynighttseethattheydidntutgrherequiredeurpeanstandardlengthfrfingeails,ifsuchathingexisted
riileneveagedtreaandebuthediditthielf,andthesadthingintthelivingrndplaebeing
“n,n,lly,”hesaid,harshsunlightandheatvents”
“h,furse”llypiinpanicfrasuitableplaceakeherfeellikeaninpetentlittlegirl
“thatlittletableinthecenter,itsuldbesafethere”
llydidasshetsay“gdgirl”thankfullyhedidnt
ri“yuruseisveryclean,”hented
“thankyu,ijust,ehcleanedit”
henddedasifhealreadyknew
“tsayn
“yes,great,”hesaid,clappinghishandstgether,“teailk,nsugar”
llyretuedfrhekitrisingfrhegsurdertheprplant
“yujustneedtnthsfspring”heilltalkingabuttheplantllyndded,kneitherftsethings
“ididntknsphere
“nlypaintingeredithsays,”helaughed,crackingararejke
“ychplified
“hyes,ilvetygardendays,”hesaid,slinginthisgftea
llyfeltastughapletestrangerselffrhefalyevenreventldtherefaereditheverfrdinnertannunarrytheflahairedgreeneyeddragnntthatheenedanyway
“s,”sheannun,“anythingstrangerstartling”likewhyareyuhere
“n,n,nthingstrange,everythingistial”hetkasipfteathenaatterijusttughtihearea”
“ah,rightitsunusualfryutbeverthissidefthecity”llylaughed“bringsyutthedarkanddangerushenrthside”
“h,yuknuledthielf“butcarsparkenthethersideftheriverliffeyfurse”
llyfrcedasle
“justjkingfurse,”headded“itsjustutsidetheuseitit”heaskedseriusly
“ithinkitsuldbek,”llysaidsartbeanynesuspir“ilyandtiy,srry,iantithy”thatistakefrnce
richardseyeslitup“h,theyregd,lly,verygdugh”helkeda
“ean”llyasked,thinkingthatperhapsrichardghtpenupther
“h,thereisnthinginparticular,llychildrenarefhisglassesuphisnseandlkedherintheeye“butisuppseyuregladyallthischildrennnsense,”hesaid,laughing
theree
llyfeltlikeshehadbeenkickedinthestch
“shaveyufundajbyet”hentinuen
llysatfrzennheranyreandshecertainlyuldntbebtheredexplainingthisnarrindthatshehadntevenbegunlkingfrajbyetassheillgrievingthedeatfherhusband“nnsense”thathehavetexperiencefrantherfiftyyears
“n,”shespatut
“sneyhaveyusignenthele”
“n,riper,“ihaventsignenthele,igete”
“ah,thatsagreat,handything,isntit”
“handyisntquitetherelikeit”
theatspheretrnsandgetbacktandingupandexaggeratingastretchastughhehadbeensittingwnfrurs
“kthen”llyr;hethecheck
“yureright;itsstillthere,thankgdanyseeyuandthankyufrthetea,”hesaidtasptnthewallabveherhead
“yureeandthankyufrtherarcheilkatthegardenhenddedhisheaddisapprvinglyandsutedther,“yureall