【】saidnroyvehently.isntthatodd</p>

isupposesotoanyoneei,aifisitdown.</p>

nroyiled,butthechillthatforerantheingofthelierin,andhishandclosedwainglyonhers.</p>

andandsosheinuteglintoflightinhisnight.thithere</p>

inti,froindfroer,thethingsheeredaside,thateaightstepdoeitso,edroheredhand.</p>

thatsall.thefae.doyou</p>

no.herubbedhiseyes.butdooosure.</p>

afraiditeforyou.</p>

notto,iassureyou,saidnroy,andtheyleanedbadlaughedattheflatnessoftheerthehellsthroughheyhadjustrisen.</p>

aillionineachstog</p>

idontknosivebeenpuzzlingover.</p>

sohavei.eaupleasiveeverseen.areyouwelloff,lad</p>

theyiling.</p>

thatsnorthuntry.shelaughedagaiingasidegoodlooksandyours,ivefourthousandayearofoakeitsix.thatsatatseaallnighttofettleup.</p>

itis.luckytootssaidnroy.</p>

ay,sheansheluckiestladinlondonifihrough.whosyours</p>

nonoone,dear.ivebeeninhellforyears.ionlytogetoutandbealiveandsoon.isntthatreasonenough</p>

ybe,foran.butineverhingse.iuupidlike.</p>

soonth,oughtntithesaid.</p>

ihopeso.yees.theresnothingaidexarried,and7askneeskihat</p>

butsheorethantoots.</p>

hedoesnttterexyeyesopen,thankgodgoodnight,lad.</p>

nroyfolloenthangeeskiobeattheirheadsonpianotopsbutforthenenroyuldnotfeeloterofinstinotionthattuedtofajoyous,norlanythingsinit,butnoonefaceofanyonean.</p>