nearlyintleephelvedthldhilltrutinghanderiefpaulatthiageditantthepattefhilifeedintheilyfryearhedehtiingdrinkrtyingnanaprn,andhedthinkhhehardlyknewher

    hehadneverbeenablettellherthetruth,knelfthitheyearfpauleerednlyafentinbriefilatin,,lringeriuly,abrbedinhitakthathedidntntiedavidtandinginthedrhingpaul,atingalineutntthequieter,hldingtill,hardlybreathing,heyedinthedukfrabite

    briefrie,altunbearablybeautifulandthenthereuiandhianger

    davidtappednthearyhedbughtthihue,aduple,inuetpaarythekeytthether;frthelatiyeartheyhadlivedidebyide,eparatedbythinaryhadtriedtpayrentfritti,butdavidhadrefued,tellinghertgbabauifillupthatplaarykneehehadevertldit,andhehadlitenedthereinthat;daviduldbepletelyhielfary,andaryandpaulhadetablihedafriendhip,grudgingatfirt,thenlaterakindfeaetngingarguntabutiuethattteredtthethplitientthattartedverdinnerduringpaulrareviitandlatedintthenight

    ti,davidupeenttleave,puhingbakhihairandyaired

    narylkedup,bruhingaheridnightblue,fradandhungnthefararyhaddiplayedtheepieiepepleake;herefuedtbetieddagebeentfherhand,andituldneverbetheaigete

    davidtd,liteningttheundfthehue:faintftheldrefrigeratrthellfperfuandbabyplyhutandarriedndaryabuttheunealeddr,buthedneverthat,depitetheandal,hehadnevertakenadvantagefher,hadnevertrepaedintherpernallife

    till,helikedknhatthedrhere

    thererepapern,tyingthelaarytthehpital,andheataryhadninteretinanaturalbirth;anaheuld,hehadanepidural,andhetayedbehinditarythldjak,andhedetlvethebylikehiwn

    ”yullfunny,”jakaidndavidhet

    ”itldtinkyhirt,”davidaid

    ”gingrunning”reryakedheatbaherhandhetbny,andheherfreheadhher,leavingatreakfdirt

    ”iaiinute”

    ”ithughtyuhired