wn”
“tfast,”llysaidquietly“itfartfast”
llycrssedtheradandntinuenhercausedllytsthegrassstheirlaughsecehestreetandllysteppedintheruse
“k,gerry,”llyannunindessageifyureallyreallyanit,thengivessrtfsign,andifntillpletelyunderstandthatitistakeandthatyuhaveind,”shesaidtterffaingtseeifanythinghappenednthingdid
“kthen,”rstandiessage”shelkedarundthergainanhehisisyurlastchance”
thelightsnthetreeacrsstheradflehegardengigglingsuddenlythelightsflickeredanutagaintheystppeddancingandtheirfacesfell
llyrlledhereyes“illtakethatasanintknw”
shesatugfteatthaakeacupftea
shehadthreeaslidays,eantthatifshehadt,sheedpssibleshepedthatbythetifdenisesbersheadeadecisinabutasalne,andshe
frtynine
“k,etputit”riatrailfpineneedlesledallther,theuseagaintdaytgetrifthessandshestaredatthetreeelledsfresh,butda,essy
“lly”ri
atalkingtree,richard”allsheuldseeundeeaththetreereselingaskinnylittlebrp
“lly,”hegrunted,lsinghisbalanceslightlyunderthe
“hsrry,”shesaidquickly,suddenlyrealizingthathetfallver“verbythewinw”
shebitherlipandadehisthewinw
“thereneppingbackttakealkathiswrk
llyfrlksalittlebitbare,ntyuthink”
“eitfurse”
“well,iknaned
“itldyutbuyatreeearlier,lly,ntleaveituntilchristseveanyhathebestfabadlt;isldthebestnesweeksag”
“isuppse,”llyfrastreeatallthisyearshedtadeheraybeitreeinsteafaplehafewpineneedleshangingff
sheuldntbelieveitasevealreadyshehadspentthepastfeetryingtgetthejanuaryissuefthegazinereadybefretheyalltktheirsheeetingifheevercalledthefficehecalledthefficenearlyeveryday
shedidntintendtberude,butsheneededretitthinkthingsthrugk,sitstfeltlikeshehinkingverabigdecisinlikethatrichardsstaresnappedherbacktreality
“srry,”
“isaidethelpyuderateit”
llysheartfellthatascn,penabttlefethetree
“ehn,itsk,risureyuvebetterthingstbeingnw”
“isseutnthatthisyear”hetraileff
“h”llyhadnteventughtabutrichardschristsasbeingdifficultt,sheselfishlycaughtupinherwnwrries
“kthen,iled
richardbeadandhelkedlikesuchachild
“h,butthenlythingisittsureaewhere”
“nprble”hesledenuragingly“thatusedtbejbtillfindthe”hebundedupthestairsttheattic
llypenedabttlefredas”playedsftlyinthebackgrundrichardretueverhissulderandadustysantahatn“”
llygiggledandhandedhiisglassfwine
“nn,”hedriving”
“yucanhaveneglassatleast,richard,”shesaid,feelingdisappinted
“nn,”herepeated,“intdrinkanddrive”
llythreerichardleftshehadfinishedthebttleandachinepingitughtittheplaybuttn
“hisharn,itsdanielnnellyheresrrytbtheryu,butihadyurpnenuerfrnthsagabutenteringllyintthekarkeeessagefrdenisehasbeensbusyentsthatikneeer”helaughedslightlyandclearedhisthrat“any