第36节 (第1/1页)

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    openingthedresser,shegotouthisdeaitlegrip.sureenough,inoneershefoundanenvelope;itntainedreichsbankbills,highvalueandgoodanyealong.ijustandseeoney.

    beheenvelopeshefoundahuge,dricalfountainpen,oratleastitappearedtobethat;ithadaclip,anyhouch.gingerly,shelifteditout,unsap.yes,ithadagoldpoint.but...

    ”isthis”sheaskedjoe,theshower.

    hetookitfroer,retuedittothegrip.ho...shenoticedthat,reflectedonit,perplexed.

    ”rerbidity”joesaid.heseedlighthearted,resothanatanytisinceshehadthi,heclaspedheraroundthes,rogher,sbreathoverher,squeeziilshebleated.

    ”no,”shesaid.”iustslooge.”stillalittlescaredofyou,shethought.soscareditevensayit,tellyouaboutit.

    ”outthes.”herewego.”

    ”please,”shesaid.

    ”kidding.listenare.youreerthat.theduple.noarouthsohardthattheirteethenners;right”

    ”youtalkokay,”julianasaid.”betterthan,even.”

    ”no.”hebeeinthecafe”

    ”iguessso,”shesaid;itdidanttoher.

    ”onlyaanknoanelldirtyjokes;nocivilization.”

    youreinastrangeod,julianathought.restlessandbrooding,untilyoudee,leavehere;itshappenedbefore.ichyou,shethought,ifiweregoingon.

    ”isthatyourpay”sheaskedashedressed.”yousaveditup”ituadeso”

    ”yousayitruhelaybap.”see”

    atfirstshedidnotsee.andthensherealizedthatinhishandefroutofhissleeve;outoftheairitself.

    ”thatse.servi.”theblaandfourofhisledesertgroupnthsafterthepaign.theyraidedusfasolineonenight.ie,onlygrenadesandsubylarynx.igothi”froheatthegyouretakingafe.”

    hisatheeastastedprofessionalexsoldierasguard.ybehehadnoteveheu.s.a.,haddeeverythingupfrohestart;aliosnareher,togetheried,toappearrontic.

    ybehesinsane,shethought.iroohavedone:usejudoinselfdefeosavevirginitylife,shethought.butrelikelyheisjustsopoorlooney,liveitupandthengobaonotoendheneedsagirltodoit.

    ”okay,”shesaid.”illetosoluxurioushotel.everyohaveareallyanbeforehedies,eveobuyhertheself.thisbingeisprobablyjoebition.andheisshreeihaveaiase.frarust.

    thepayphone,shefoundjoerossedinthegrasshopper,shingelse.

    ”ereadthat”sheasked.

    ”ybehoutlookingup.

    ”yoingtodrivebutitscar”

    hesaidnothing;herelyonreading.

    attheaeriore.thenper.saleshedidnothavetheorelikeapluerorari,robertchildanthought.

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    ”hand.eaique.eainal.brass,pper,silver.evenhedblackiron.”

    per.talonblayline.”

    ”thisrepresentsariartistry.nteorary.”

    shakinghisheadno,childanothecashregister.

    foratithenstoodfoolingper.heback;heseedtohavenoideasfolded,childansoftheday.attentto

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