gnaatizethentratbetindheahgarthrdauerght,nrhetdetryivilizatin

    nefridaynightinthe“tabeaanneartdtduptpeakalthughhinatlikelypnrjhnnandhihteunterunkeye,liketheheadfbuihedpike,thatankbygnaighthavehenefthelnieinthedeertnearbbahtpringeagehehadbrughtttheiandbiblialthreathelaidthaveeenthetigerfhtalkingtheeneateating

    tddidntlaughatthenrhetritinalrepnefhihearertheyprangttheirfeet,hakingtheirfitandhutingnthealtarnebegantbeatabadrundntheentirengregatinianldier”

    hapter20

    atierbegantatfirthediditunnaliiuly

    hrrealizedthattheendingreeandalightbluebuikrunabut

    hiervilityydg,ingiteven,andinaakeveringthedeirettrikehihigenerityreirritatingitadeherfeelanandeanitthate

    theyhadaltreahedafinalriiagainlatenenight,jutaheerknkednhidrandaidthatfayetgtanightlub

    theutfithrer

    tddrvetthe“inderellabar,”alittletubuildinginthehapefaladylipper,npernatr

    fayederheadehiaketheffeebak

    hreplainedpaintakingly,ahethavednenyti,thatheuldntdrinkalhlbeaueitdehiikfayelitenedkpatieneuth

    “drinkit,dayu,”heaid

    hetiltedthegla,buthedidntpenhiuthandtheliqurrandelf,uingthenapkinhutunfldingit

    fayealledtheeragain

    “hedentlikehaagnektail,”heaid“bringhirandy”

    hrhkhihead

    “pleae,faye,”hepered

    heheldthebrandythilip,vingtheglauedaway

    “en,prtbttup”

    “lethilne,”tdfinallyaid

    heignredhithughhehadntevenheardhiprtetheedfherelfherhatrengthenedherfuryandgaveitatarget

    “en,prt,”heaidavagely,“rllpank”hetuedttd

    “idntlikepepledrinkitintiabletheyfeeluperirandidntlikepeplewhfeeluperir”

    “idntfeeluperir,”hraid

    “h,ye,yudirunkandyureberandyufeeluperirgddaed,tinkinguperir”hepenedhiuthtreplyandhepuredthebrandyintit,thenefitautfhine

    tillelffayerderedantherbrandye,hehelditthilipagain,butthitihetkitanddrinkithielf,fightingthetuffdwn

    “thattheby,”fayelaughed“welldne,lppybppy”

    tdakedhertdanerantalneadeanattettdefendherelf

    “thatguyuperirityidrivingrazy”

    “helveyu,”tdaid

    “yeah,iknheuhalb”

    hetartedtrynhihulderandheheldherverytighthetkalnghane

    “leepe”

    “n,baby,”heaidyathetially

    “pleae,pleaejutne”

    “iant,hneyidntlveyu”

    “yurjenningkebelieveyuretillwrkingfrher”

    hedidntgetangry

    “thatitakeandanyetpayfrthefuneralandbeidethenpletetrangeryuknean”

    “yebutpleae,darlingillneverbtheryuagainillgeatrightafterbekind”

    “iant”

    “why”

    “ijutntateae,butiantlikethat”

    “ilveyu”

    “n,heart,iant”

    theydaneduntilthenuerfinihedadehieeltridiulu

    erheheldthefldednapkininnehandandtheetybrandyglainthetherhihelpleneelyirritating

    “yurerightabutthebrandy,faye,”hraid“itwellwhpee”

    hedealittleirulargeturehthehandthatheldthegla

    “idlikeath,”tdaid

    “,t,”fayeaid

    hrdeanthergallantattettgetintthepiritftheevening

    “garn,”healledttheredrink”

    hegrinnedattheniulyfayeburtutlaughingandhrdidhibettlaughelflaughingalneandtuedhilaughintaugh,thenhidtheughinhinapkin

    hetuedttd

    “thedevilanyudhalblikethat”

    therhetratartedandt