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”helaskedhewheel.
hestartedthecar.”whye”
helefttheparkinglotanddroveseveralblocksbeforehesaid
”becauseyoulovedthatcar.ishouldnthavesolditthewayidid.
”rachelissionsolongafterthefact,but
thereuchtoseeanddotod.sherolleddownher
breezethatblewinashedrove.
herlungsore.”wherearewegoing””p.
eets.”theshoingherpaintingshildren,
noesandondisplay.shehadseen
santhaandhope.sheedtoseeher,”atthishour”
”itsfridaynight.theyreopenlate.”
”itsnearlyten.
””no,itsnot,”jacksaid.butittheclod
syoutoseethepaintings.”
”ogetin.”
”in.”shedidntargue,didnthavethestrength.jackwas
deterwasallinhishands.
layingherheadagainsttheheadrest,shesaid,”ihaventthankedyou
fordoingthefrang.irateful.”
”youhadeverythingthere.
thegirlshelped.”sherolledherheadtolookathisixyears
hadntaihidtoolongin
theback.hishstrong,hisandneck
firshehadalbeautiful.thathadntged.
”thankyouforstaying,”shesaid.
henodded,butdidntspeak.
earsprickedherlids,shelookedforo
talk,usedtogoonandonaboutevertheyed,orkeeputterly
still,buttherenoeasenohe
ihurttobehjacklikethis,lockedoutassurelyasshe
hadbeenattheend.ithurt.shehadherine.
theresnopointinthis,”shesaid,feelingtiredandweak.her
paintingsuldostinthatinstantobury
herheadinapillory.
”ostthere.”
”jack,theyreclosed.”hedidntansplydrovehthe
baelandpulledupinfrontofthegallery.the
placelookeddarkaed.sthedpeered
inthefrontwindow.
usinghishandsasblinders,hetriedtoseere.hekhe
glass,tothedoorandknockedharder.
”custodian,”hecalledtorachel.heknockedagain,studiedthei
door,jabbedhisthuonthebell.hecuppedhishandsontheglass
andpeeredinsideagaihebellseveralretis.
racheluringapersonobluntthenoiseof
avacuuedtoherandraisedavictoriousfist.sends
later,anheihedoor,wavingahandno,shaking
hishead.
jayheartistto
open.
shesbeeninthehospitalinaa.istoleherouttoshowher
this.
tihatsallanopenedhishandsina
helplessgesture.
jackheldupafiellinghio.inteps,hewas
atthecar,liftingrachelout,carryihedoor.
”seeherate,
bud.”
”shoid,”racheltried,because,havihisfar,beingthis
close,sheedin.
herarher,soclose,so
tender.
”na,notyours,”hesaidhregret.shechedthelittle
lineeandgobetlylood
foot,heanchoredhertohissideovedhisdheld
itup.
”itsatag.ititsyours.”
”jaahedoor.
rachelsaan.hisheadhadanstantshake.
”idontuled,barelyopeninghisuth.”i
yjob.plae.”
”thisistheartist.”
”uldbeathief.”
”doesshelooklikeathiefheasrachelkeats.look.”he
thuedthehisnotice.rachelkeats.”torachel,he
said,”tingyourpictureonaflyer”beforesheuldsay
shedidntthinkso,hetoldthen,”goinsideandlookfora
flyer.
anscratchedhisnose.
hisheadntioknow.”.
jackliftedrachelagain,shoulderedthedooropen,aeredthe
gallery.rachelfeltalittlenaughty,butexcited,veryexcited.
”.plaintfroehind,butjack
where
raedofseeihings.
itosteerilysilent.sheheldherbreaththereinhis
ar,catgituedandbacktothewall.
sheheldontighterselftosnagthelightshan
elbow.
eon,heand
carefullylosaroundher
iliarityoftheposealone
adehercry,exceptthatsheractedndnotbythe
voir.his.”she
barelybreathe.hereyeranaroundtheroonotknoo
settle,ingtoseeeverythingatonce.shefeltsurrounded,
overed.theseorei,rein
style,reinnuers.earsblurredhervision,shepushedboth
handsagainsthereyestosteheleavingherhandsoverheruth,
shebeganhthebobcats.thatvase.shehad
alreadyseenitfradandhung,likehethatfla,but
thencathebutterflies...alesnake.andthegray
hesheep.andherarcticich
thesunkingafulllengthhaloofitsefur.
shegasped.shehadntfihearcticigod.”she
hadntfihequail...orthedeer...reategret,
either.
”ogod.”theloons.theloons,sittingonthatrroredsurfaceofa
lakeatdusk,htheislandierandtheskylitbythe
auroraborealis.jackhaddohis.nooneelseuldhave.hehad
doforhersobeautifully,soheautfully.heghtaswellhave
putheroalanddrapedthatplainstonepillarh
variationsofthesoftest,richest,stexquisitevelvet.
theree.theycahardandfast
alonghhuge,ouchedandlonelyandneedy
andingandafraid,soafraidthatthosepaintingswereasgoodas
itgo
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