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www.xsz.twhegirlgladys.itseegladysrtinhher.”
”reallyhoeresting.”
”theresoherthing,spercival.doyouknohingaboutblackbirds”
jenniferfortescuestartedviolently.shedroppedherhandbagontheflooraopickitup.
”blackbirds,iorblackbirdskindofblackbirds”
hervoiceilingalittle.ioeelesaid:
”justblackbirds.aliveordeadoreven,shallbolical”
jenniferfortescuesaidsharply:
”idontknoean.idontknoyouretalkingabout.”
”youdontknorsfortescue”
shesaidslowly:
”isupposeyouantheoneslastsuerinthepie.allverysilly.”
”thereeleftonthelibrarytable,too,there”
”ityfatherinlauoyedbyit.”
”justahingre”
”oh.iseeean.yes,isupposeyes,itstrue.heaskedusifthererangersabouttheplace.”
”strangers”ioeeleraisedhiseyebrows.
”hatsrspercivaldefensively.
”strangers,”repeatedinspeafraidinanyway”
”afraididontknoean.”
”nervous.aboutstrangers,ian.”
”yes.yes,hedid,rather.ofurseidontreerveryonthsago,youknopperhaps.ireallydothinkthatais.ivesotisrfortescue.doyouthinkthatspossible,ior”
”anythingspossible,”saidioeeleandaway.
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percivalfortesspectoeelefoundlasittinghhishelibrary.theyogether.
”idonttointerruptyou,”saidneele,apologetically.
”e.ior,arent”
patnodded.
”iexpeaskingyou,”saidneele.”doyouknorfortescue”
”blaused.”eangenuinebirds,ortheslavetrade”
inspeile:
”iotsureean,fortescue.itsjustthatantionofblackbirdshastuedup.”
”goodlord.”lanine,isuppose”
ioeelesaidsharply:
”theblackbird”
lancefrownedinapuzzledfashion.
”thetroubleis.inspeeereshadytransaypapaspast.sothingontheberanythingdefiniteaboutit.”
”aunteffiethatsbottoit”
”yes.”
”illgoandaskheraboutit,”saidinspeidableoldlady,fortescue.alakesfeelquitenervous.”
lancelaughed.
”yes.aunteffieisery,shetakesapositivepleasureinreeringanythingthatsdetrintalihingelse.idiatelyafterteathatday,asatteroffadsheaidethingthatshehadnttoldthepolice.”
”thatseefairlycertain,”saidioeele.”shellellitnow,pirl.”
”no.itseeaunteffiehadgivenhergoodadviceastospillinganythingshekhegirldidnttakeit.”
inspeselffortheenunterheperatedtossrabottofortress.rathertohissurprise,hefoundssrplethere.thetissions.
”illgoaissrplerosehurriedlytoherfeet.
”noneed,da”saidioeele.
”iveaskedssrpletoeandstayinthehouse,”saidssrabotto”nosenseinspendihatrididoortone.drrypeters,thessionary,haditlast.”
”itsvery,verykindofyou,”saidssrple,”butireallythinkistntintrudeinahouseofuing.”
”uingfiddlesti.”herorisitthepoliceyoureanyobjes,ior”
”nonefroe,da”
”thereyouare,”saidssrabotto
”itsverykindofyou,”saidssrplegratefully.”illgoandtelephoothehoteltoandssrabottoaidsharplytotheior:
”well,anddoyou”
”ieanythingabouttheblackbirdne,a”
ssrabottotteredasudden,shrillcackleoflaughter.
”ha.youvegotontothat,haveyoutookthehintigaveyoutheotherday.oknoit”
”anythingyoutell,da”
”iueagonoaybe.sonybrotherinlaanaehoandsaidtheclairthencessionoreveryoucallithless.thatsalliknow.”
”ithinkyoukhanthat,a”saidneelepersuasively.
”anythingelseishearsay.youdontlikehearsayinthelaold.”
”aa”
”ehereaofthreatsofrevenge.saidrexhadrderedherhusband.silly,lodratieheredraggingalongaupleofyoungchil
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