第79节
【】portsandstudiedallthepicturesofyouuntilifeltthatikhe
isslong,ifisotisaoofaliare.itfeelsasthoughiveknoostoflife.,,”siellingyouthat.””yousthave,orho,,
288
legend
ofurse,”hesaid,butheekady”shesaid,theated.”and...ackhibuthesidesteppedher,andbled,hecaughtherinhis
ar.
kady,”hesaidashepulledhercloseandburiedhisfaherhair.”e.”
kadydidherbesttoretainhersenses,asiteltagainsthisoshepushedhieso
ightrain,andithinktogetundershelterbeforeitdoes.”
allkadyulddoeiinglittletsandtus
theyedtobehours,andontkadyseedtorelaxfurther.butstill,shekeptaskingherself,etinneanbulletsandakingherlaugh
ieoontheypausedtoeatseeingyouuntilthedayaftertheadeoutsideyourofficeforhours,soyoujustdisappearassoonasyouheardihere”
289
judedeveraux
”ethedayafter,”shesaidinexasperation,ahatheissingthepoint.
atthathelaughedandputthereiningfoodbaakeselfleave.ybeiethihatakingyoudendtosee.clairesaidyoupanylongenoughtohavethepopany,thatshe”
kadystoppedbers.boss.”
y
oudohaveaallpaenihenitissothingthatstplagueyoudaily,”hesaidso
softlykadyalstdidnthearhibutshedidhear,andeven
thoughshetoldherselfsheshouldntbelievehihisadeherfeelgood.
therainstartedataboutfouroclodtarikpausedundera
treetopulllongyellooutofhispack,firstdrapingkadyfroeadtofoot,thenpullingthehoodoverherheadandtyingittightlyunderher.”okay”heaskedasheputhisnose
tohers,andshenodded.
bythetihegothisotonoticeashestarteduptheuntainagain,anditingdownhardonher,ashe
290
legend
exposedallcave.
holdingtheviooneside,hetionedforheytoenter.
thecaveallpladituchof
,,jthing,butiarikhadafiregoing,asthereseiedtohavebeendryfires
forth,kadylookedaroundher,expean
paintings,butthereoneandasandyfloor.
brokenbendlookedtobeafeasaknife
iustyinoldypaperbaehere,didyou,sheasked,iasshe
iovedherponcho,thenherbak.ashefahe
nvtthaglanuchasauld.backtherealongthatwall
isalittleshelfhahebox,
shedid,andehosurprised.bynohings
surpriseorshockher.thereostakenhalong
tensyfavorite,”rariksaid,ingufrohestack.ithereachedoverhershoulderandtookaphoto
shoaboutthirteenontheplaygroundatherschool,
childrenallabouther,butkadythebuildingreadingabook
aokbook,,,shesaid,sling,thehe
stakeoftuingtoandfoundthatherfacehes
frois.eheokissher,but
forantkadyarriedtosooneelse.
involuntarily,shethought,justlikeyou.
llotellallaboutleonie,”shesaidassheothe
fire.est.”sitdotolook
hedidntrespondtoherrequ
atyourfeet.”
291
judedeveraux
shedidntbotheraskihioknoanythingsabouther.sittingoobeusedasachair,shestartedtountieherlaces,buttarikbrushedherhandsaanyoherfoot”hedidntandatthethreeblistersonthatfoot.o
...
isslong,ifisotisaoofaliare.itfeelsasthoughiveknoostoflife.,,”siellingyouthat.””yousthave,orho,,
288
legend
ofurse,”hesaid,butheekady”shesaid,theated.”and...ackhibuthesidesteppedher,andbled,hecaughtherinhis
ar.
kady,”hesaidashepulledhercloseandburiedhisfaherhair.”e.”
kadydidherbesttoretainhersenses,asiteltagainsthisoshepushedhieso
ightrain,andithinktogetundershelterbeforeitdoes.”
allkadyulddoeiinglittletsandtus
theyedtobehours,andontkadyseedtorelaxfurther.butstill,shekeptaskingherself,etinneanbulletsandakingherlaugh
ieoontheypausedtoeatseeingyouuntilthedayaftertheadeoutsideyourofficeforhours,soyoujustdisappearassoonasyouheardihere”
289
judedeveraux
”ethedayafter,”shesaidinexasperation,ahatheissingthepoint.
atthathelaughedandputthereiningfoodbaakeselfleave.ybeiethihatakingyoudendtosee.clairesaidyoupanylongenoughtohavethepopany,thatshe”
kadystoppedbers.boss.”
y
oudohaveaallpaenihenitissothingthatstplagueyoudaily,”hesaidso
softlykadyalstdidnthearhibutshedidhear,andeven
thoughshetoldherselfsheshouldntbelievehihisadeherfeelgood.
therainstartedataboutfouroclodtarikpausedundera
treetopulllongyellooutofhispack,firstdrapingkadyfroeadtofoot,thenpullingthehoodoverherheadandtyingittightlyunderher.”okay”heaskedasheputhisnose
tohers,andshenodded.
bythetihegothisotonoticeashestarteduptheuntainagain,anditingdownhardonher,ashe
290
legend
exposedallcave.
holdingtheviooneside,hetionedforheytoenter.
thecaveallpladituchof
,,jthing,butiarikhadafiregoing,asthereseiedtohavebeendryfires
forth,kadylookedaroundher,expean
paintings,butthereoneandasandyfloor.
brokenbendlookedtobeafeasaknife
iustyinoldypaperbaehere,didyou,sheasked,iasshe
iovedherponcho,thenherbak.ashefahe
nvtthaglanuchasauld.backtherealongthatwall
isalittleshelfhahebox,
shedid,andehosurprised.bynohings
surpriseorshockher.thereostakenhalong
tensyfavorite,”rariksaid,ingufrohestack.ithereachedoverhershoulderandtookaphoto
shoaboutthirteenontheplaygroundatherschool,
childrenallabouther,butkadythebuildingreadingabook
aokbook,,,shesaid,sling,thehe
stakeoftuingtoandfoundthatherfacehes
frois.eheokissher,but
forantkadyarriedtosooneelse.
involuntarily,shethought,justlikeyou.
llotellallaboutleonie,”shesaidassheothe
fire.est.”sitdotolook
hedidntrespondtoherrequ
atyourfeet.”
291
judedeveraux
shedidntbotheraskihioknoanythingsabouther.sittingoobeusedasachair,shestartedtountieherlaces,buttarikbrushedherhandsaanyoherfoot”hedidntandatthethreeblistersonthatfoot.o
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