”isthisfrosoist”hopelifteda
shoulder
”aist”
”doyoulikeit””uhhuhaidshedidlook
”sheopenedtotheinsidever；etenin
theprecisehandofaschoolgirlyetfoundher
individualisthedate
”ysevenyearsago”
”sheyagethenithinkthatskindaneat”
”；too”jacktuedaround
”hoheadedoffbeforesheuld
answer
”illbeback”katherinego；thentuedquestioningeyes
onhope”theyusethecellphoneinhere；”hope
explained”itssesupthenitors”
”ahheseedistracted”
”itsentonthesill
itostlavishohere”frorand”
katherineghthaveguesseditshealsoguesseditbethe
lastofvictoriasgifts”thatofher”
”uhhuh”hoperefoethat
katherineachedforher”doyouthinksheknohere
””definitely”
”really””really”hopensideredthat；thensaid；”sadohe
hall”
”iknoyuckedupina
phoneboothhanalgebrabookinherlap；apencilinherhand；and
ahugeinheruththesuddencessationoftalkandthe
tooherinesuggestedthatshedoing
th
”sheforalongti；”hopesaidinquickdefense
ofhersister；”butsheake
hisoallsshellbebackicalledduncansguineveres
sleeping
shesbeendoingthatalot”
”isittheysayhatcatssleepeighteenhoursaday””shes
beendoingitresotisithinksheisntreallysleeping；just
doesnthavetheenergytovelikeshesinaalike”
”uhuhuh；”katherinesldedgently
”notlikeguineverehasaturyouroesnot”
”theneandkno
here；eknoore
thananything；idbet；”katherinesaid”shesprobablytryingher
bestandannoyedthatshecantcantbreakoutofeverit
isthatsholdingherthereobepatientolet
herknoilshedoesed
cautiouslybacktois
scaring”katherineleanedcloserandk；”scaringyou
hoaginedsanddooboutrachel；
tryingtoactoldandryingtogetariseoutofjackbutit
that
”thepro”hopeethingi
cantsayanythingtodaddy；becausehellgetangryatherandthen
shellgetangryatanditsnotlikeiknohingijustfeel
it”shehunchedhershoulders；adetherestofherlookeven
sller”shellkillifsheknooldyouthisbutidont
anythingelsetohappen”
”tellyou；”katherinesuggested
”hoidropa
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festoyourdadnooneneedstoknowyou
saidanythingidonlybedoingoouldbedoing”
”thersbutsano
dothatthatsest”katherinefigureditwould
scarerachel；too”icanhandlethis；”shesaidforthebenefitof
theranddaughterboth”trust”sheaskedhope；justasjack
retuedwhenhopegaveherailedandpulleda
5billfroerpocket”iesperatefortea
aybeyourdadwouldlike
ffee”jackaskedhopeforanythingstrongandblackkatherine
eduntilshehadleftbeforeeyeingthehetable”rachel
saidyou”
”notalynscienceioldingpeople
upbeittedtodoexceptforpicking
upthegirls；ivebeenhereallday”katherinehadntexpected
that
”ithoughtyouothecity”hetossedthephoneon
thetable”sodidiichangednd”
”e”hepushedhishandsthroughhishairitlooked
likeheddoneitrethanonitthathe
seedtired；andfeltatrapathyhehadalotreonhis
ndthishanlastedtoaddtoitbuthadno
s
””actually；”hesaid；soundingsurprised；”shetysthis
afteoon”
”thatuldantrouble”
”yeah；notlookingagifthorseintheuth”
”ybeyoushould；”shesaid；onlyhalfteasing”teenagedgirlsare
”
”hisweekend”
”etotakeher””noilldoititshouldbeaninteresting
experience”katherinewouldhavegladlygonealongshehadshopped
hthegirlsbeforeapparently；though；jackakingthat
responsibilityhehadntionedearlierveryseriouslyfinethen
shefeltlessguilty
”isshestillgoingtotheprobrendan””ina
nnerofspeaking；”jacksaid；buthelookedpuzzled”icantgeta
feelforhoyday；youhadaspecificdate；
butsaprettyvagueabout
goinginthelifroydiashousethegirlsarespendingthenight
thereafterthepro”hehhed”ithinkthatsdidit”
”didoodshetossedthespendingthenight
thingatoing；fullyexpecting
idrefuse；butidontseeanythinge
likeabigsleepover
theyvebeendoingsleepoversforyears”
”areyousureitsonlygirls”thatgavehiause；butitpassed
”shesaysitisshesayslydiasparentshere”
”ithink；”katheriried；kingashoingitherself；
”thatrachelghtacall”jacksja
harder”ifididthat；ity
daughter”
”thisisntabouttrustitsaboutcheckinginandbeinginvolved”
”itakeityouvebeenthroughthishowolddidyousayyourkids
etherehadbeena
tieanttheoherthenshehadbeen
advisedtoeand
goneandsuddenlysheytwo
”logoing
throughatoughtihereiveneverparentedateenagerbefore；not
forrethanatrying
besttodoanthaandidont
exactlyhavealovefestgoingondohereinbigsurshedoesnt
likeibringinfordinner；doesntliketheffeeibrewshe
doesntliketalkingonherphone；orsleepinginrachelsbedor
usingrachelsshooschoolasfarasshes
nceed；ijorinnvenienceinherlifeikeiheonewho
causedtheaccident；likeinjoyingallthis；likeishouldsleepon
thesofanightafteightshesgivenlipaboutalsteverything
ivedoneutybe；justybeuedaersheactually
sledatschool”pleading；hepausedfor
abreath”letenjoyitforalittlebit；huh”jackthought
aboutenjoyingitabitashedrovedoheastitthe
firsttihehadusedthoseotheanticsof
santhagillthefirsttieenyearsbefore；whenshewas
fiventhsoldandvehentlyopposedtosleepingthroughthenight
theyhadbeenlivinginsanfrananthainaroobr 》
thatrain
tucson；soshedidnthavetheexcuseofastrangeplaceshehadbeen
fedcerealatsix；alongilkthenandagainateleven
itoing；andsheore
thebattlehadbeengoingonfortheyed
jackshophoursasjuniorarchitect
inasanfrancisfirrachelilaronescaringfor
thebaby；doingthelastoftheunpacking；seing
fuitureandhbeendeadtotheworldwhen
santhasthenextroo
ra
jackpressedthepilloohisear”shecantbehungry；”he
led
rachelledback；”sheisntgobacktosleep”butthewailing
on
rachelslippedoutofbedand；redflannel
shirt；thecryingstoppedsheretued
tobedandcurledupagainsthigaintheyhadbarelysettled；
spoonedtogether；ed
jautedthesound；butit
onstillunderthevers；hetuedtofacerachel”shesnot
hungry；”he；sleepydarkthatwouldhavebeen
purplehadalightbeenon”thinkshessick””notsick；”rachel
led”angrypediatriciansaidtolethercry”theylether
cryafterfivenutes；theorepersistent
jackthreheblanketbackandstartedtogetup
”dontyoudarebringherhere；”rachelcried
jackabouttohetouchingthatbabyhehadchangeda
diaperearlieronepereveningit”iakesure
sheisntstuckbetper”
”sheurred；butshe；
tiptoeingfroheirrooosanthashherfingershookedonthe
ofhisshortsoppedatthebabysdoor；rachel
settledagainsthis
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第33节
backhhercheektohisskin
inthefragntalgloinynightlight；hesarib；
polkadotbuers；abilehrachelsfeltcreaturescutandpasted
ineveryloriginable；andbeneathit；hisangrydaughter
thechednohebackedaking
herarandlegs；thelittlepest”theyretuedtobedandlay
entinute；listeningtoafuryofcries；beforerachel
snakedfree”shesoafrenzy；”shesaidand
disappearedintothenight
sendslater；thebed
backintobedtheyheldtheirbreaths；listening；holdingeachother；
onedge”thatdidit；thatdidit；”jackwhisperedhopefully
santhascread
rachellaughed”whoa”
”whoseideaine；”shesaid；
laughingagain
”notne”thecryingescalated
”lethercry；”jackwhispered
rachelsnuggledcloser”shell”
”justatterofti”buttheye
screa；rachelannouncedfullvoice；”icantsleephthat
noise”
”you”rollingaofbedandclosedallbutinches
oftheirdoorbackinbed；shepulledhindertheversagainto
dullthesoundingthroughthee；”shesaid”drown
itout
””thisisasexynththatracketgoingon””kissings
startedit；isntitsofightfirehfire”jackhadto
adtitdesenseifthefirstkisshegaveherlackedpassion；he
putreintothesendbythethird；hehe
bedhisndth
ofheruth；thess；thegentlecurveofher
belly
hehaddispensedhhershirtandh
anaudiblesle；”itsworking”
”oh；boy；”hisvoiceever”shelaughed
brightly
”santha；notyou”sureenough；thenoisefroheotherrooas
sloothesoundsofatiredbabyonthevergeofsleepbutwas
jacktirednotonyourlife”thatsnice；”hepractically
purred
”ghtasabit”lacinghisfingershrachelson
thepilloeoverher；foundjusttherightspotbetweenher
openthighs；andthrustin
anaersunhunglohehorizonheyarrivedbackinbig
sur
santhaheadedforthehousehopeheadedforduncansnotknowing
quiteainedstandingbythecarhetook
severaldeepbreathscuriousaboutitheairthathe
foundsoappealing；hehegraveldrive；through
alteatingpatchesofredh；toa
fallentree
purplefloheloofthedeadbrancheshe
satdoidhetrunk
lookingstraightup；hefoundthetopsoftheredhe
foliageoventitool；dry；
quietynighttheairslledofthicktexturedbark；ofpatchesof
ss；ofstheloasoundontheforest
floor；hespottedaraggedbirdhoppingangthebrushitwasa
stellersjay；itsfeathersatleyslateblueandgray
”youuchhere；bud；”herredtheforestfloorwas
tooheavilyshadedtoalloore
plentifulbeneaththeliveoaksanddrones
stillthejayforaged；hoppingdohenupjackchedfora
bititindlessinterludethatendedbeforehee
ready
atthesoundoffootstepsintheundergrouedhopewas
ingtocradlingthetabbyherfacehatfor
anutehefearedthecathaddiedbutitseyesopenedanditspaws
andtailshiftedthesllestbitdoree
”shedidnteattodaynothing”jackdidntknoonsole
her
ratherthansaysothingduandaningless；heslidalongthe
branshetingthecat；running
hersllhandoveritsfur；froosetoears；oveeck；back；and
ru；alltheotionagainand
agzun；ahypnoticstrokinginthesilenceoftheforest；jackheard
thecatspurr
”shelikesthat；”herred
hopenoddedshekeptupthepettingthepurringon
afterabit；curious；jackstuckinonestrokebethe
catsfurhetrieditagain；
halfexpectingthatthecatwouldraiseherheadandexpressher
objectiontoastrangerstouchbutguineveredidntoving
her
htotaltrust
itnearlydidhin
chaptereight
byfridaying；hereillnochangeinrachels
ndition；jackrequestedansultationaninthecity；
breen
jackhadeverynfidencethatthenhebestnotonlyhadtina
eupe；butvitheverysa
one
thenferencetookplacebyphoneinstevebauersofficebesides
bauer；therees；cindyon；andjack
thelateststatsputerbauerorallyreviewed
thekaragaveinterpretationsbasedonherobservationofthe
patient
cindydescribedrachelslackofresponseduringbathing；tuing；and
rangeoftionexercises
jackkeptthinkingthatthellionspouredintoresearcheachyear
eproedicationtohelp
rachel；butintheend；breensaid；”iheres
sothingelsetotry；butbedoinganythingdifferentif
sheypicalshentinuestohold
heroa
tolasttuch
”n；thathedoctorresponded；”buthead
injuriesdontalsnicehergcssreisholdi
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