stabilityastheycanget”
“soundslikeyoureagoodther”
“itrykidsdontalhinkso,though”
“lookatitthisheyhavetheiroyourrevenge”
“oh,iplanonitivealreadybeenprasureyoucanstayuplate
paulsledagain,thinkinghouchhe,shelookedbeautiful,andheher
theydetheirlostinthought,takinginthesoundsandsights,neitherfeelingtheneedtospeak
therefortinthat,adrienhoughttoonypeopleseedtobelievethatsilenentsthenhadbeeninutesonaseetisthereeoneelseoutthere,sooneshedidntknoakingasealltalkagreed
here,onthebeaingintoalstregnizableiges,thenvanishingfroighttheoceanedtorealizethattalkingnoehoall
theypanionablesilenebutthatsoodd,hearytravelersenjoyingadesertedstretchofsandinanoceansidevillagecalledrodanthe
heyreachedthehouse,theysteppedinsidethekitchenandslippedofftheirjacketsadriennehunghersontheatrackbesidethedooralonghherscarf;paulhunghisbesideit
adriennebroughtherhandstogetherandble,seeingpaullooktoheclock,thenaroundthekitchen,asifherheshouldcallitanight
“hoethingtodrink”sheofferedquickly“icanbreofdecal”
“doyouhaveanytea”heasked
“ithinkisaeearlierletcheck”
sheovedassortedgoodstotheside,likingthefaetogetheraboxofearlgrey,paulnoddedileshevedaroundhiogetthekettle,thenadded
theytooktheirplahadoreintiteinthedarkness
astheydranktheirtea,theytalkedforanotherhouraboutthisandthat,theeasynversationofcasualfriendsinti,though,astheeveningaboutherfatherandthefearsshehadforthefuture
paulhadheardsilarsont,theydbeenjustthat:stories,hisparentsethinghehavetoface
“istheresothingicando”heoffered“ikno”
“thankyoufortheoffer,butno,ivedoneallthatthelaststrokereallysethiackevenifthereethingthatghthelpalittle,idontthinktheresanychancethatheuldfunctionhoutroundtheclockcare”
“areyougoingtodo”
“idontknohopingjaightheandfatherepositionsoicanpayforit”
“cantthestatedoanything”
assoonashesaidtheheranswerwouldhe
“heghtbeeligibleforassistanareaupleofhoursaregularlyandthenotsogoodpla”
shepaused,herthoughtsflashingbetallpartyattheplantforhiandireerthinkingthatheissgoingineverydayhedstarted,hetookonlytaboutit,hesaidheissitatallthathehadbigplansnohathewasfinished”
adriennesexpressionsoftened“eantee,hthegrandkids,hhisbooks,orhfriendshedeservedafeerallhedbeenthrough,andthen
shetrailedoffbeforeetingpaulseyes“youifyouthievennow”
“iureie”
adriennesled“dadlikeseveryonebeforehisstrokes,thereoreenjoyabletohihanlisteningtopeopletalkandleaingevenstrangerstheythingstheyeerst,though”
paulraisedhiseyebroly
“itethingheusedtosayto,eversine,iroudofyou”
sheent“idontknoovedisthaveheardthelliontis,buteverytihesaidthetheyleftenotteraboutitbuteventhen,ushyinside”
paulsled“hesoundslikearerkablen”
“heis,”shesaid,andsatupstr
