dentistsanddoentsforbothgirls；abirthdaypartyto
throetidate；
andashareyourcareerdaytospendhthreefifthgradersshe
didntknow
shehadsplurgedlastnightsheshouldntbegoinganywhere
tonight
butlastnighthadbeenforthegirlsandtheirtherbookclubwas
justforhershelovedtheen；lovedthebooksevenifitadded
pressuretoanalreadyhecticissinga
eting
hopeterializedathershoulder”ithinkitsinyourstudio”
closinghereyes；rachelnjuredupthestudio；afarend
ofherralinghouseshehadleftitfortheday；thenretuedfor
anunexpectedlittleuingyes；shedhadthe
bookinherhandshehadcarrieditthereandsetitdown
”thanks；sheart”shecuppedhopeschin”areyouokay”the
childlookedforlo
”guineverely”sheate；didntshe
”hopenodded
”seetherethatsagoodsign”shekissedhopesforehead”id
bettergetthebookiunninglate”
”etogetit”hopeasked
butrachelreeredshehadbeendraheottershad
recapturedhereyesheakesurethatthatdra
safelyaway
”thanks；sheart；butilldoit”antto
lethergo；shebegged；”helpsaplease；”andsetoff
thebookit；onaerofthelarge
able
hopehadarrivedtheeaselthedraharal
sketchtilllayonthedeskbythewindow
rachellifteditnoportfolio
asshedid；hedseyerecreatedtheigehersliverofcharal
hadde；thatofanspraangleofsheetsevenhandling
theheavypaper；shefelthistriips；theslopeofhisspine；and
uscle；triceps；deltoidhaditnotbeen
forthehair；itghthavebeenaninnocentexerciseindrahe
hunforthehair；though；alittletoolongon
theneck
theidentityistakable；thisfigurehadanabetterthe
girlsshouldntsee
takingcaretotuckthatlastportfoliobehindthedesk；sheretrieved
thebookandhurriedbackthroughthehouseshegavethegirlsquick
kisses；prosedtobehobyeleven；andouttohercar
chapterone
cgill”sphonerangattoing；thesoundcut
sharplyintothetedhehad
beenlyinginbedsincetindoo
filled；tootroubledthesuddensoundjoltedalreadyjittery
nerves
inthetithatittookhiograbforthephone；adozenjarring
thoughtscaandcgill”askeda
voicehedidntknoaleandstrained
”yes”
”iatherineevans；oneofrachelsfriendstheresbeenan
aontereyithinkyoushould
e”jacksatup”kindofaccident””hercarand
achknotted”roadhegirls
hher””highhegirls
least”she；onhero
carl
apactpushedheracrosstheroad
andovertheside”hisfeethitthefloortheknotinhisstoch
tightened
”shesalive；”thefriendon”onlyafeshe
hasntorsareherbrain”
”worriedhohroughhis
hairthedisquietingthoughtsaboutawakewere
gone；replacedbya
”thegirls”restillhorachelobookgroup
eandshehadntshohehouse
santhasaidshedleftatseven；soicalledthestatepolicethey
toldtheredbeenanaccident；andiddhercartheyill
tryingtogetheroutofitatthatpointanddidntknoas；
soicalledheeighbor；duncanblighhedoosiththe
girlsicalledthelittleosayshesokay；buti
didnttellthebouttheheadinjury；andididntknoherto
telldunupheretothehospitalthatsnot
deake”noitksdivorceoodivorce；hewas
thegirlsfather
claingthephonebethedforhis
jeans
”inanthaandhopefrohecar”
”rachelsinergencynohere”
”rightthanks”hehunguprealizingthatheuldntreerher
na；thisfriendofrachels；butitheleastofhishe
veryleast”unbelievable；”hetteredashezippedhisjeansand
reac
………………………………
第4节
hedforashirtthingstheofficeandbadinthe
field
heare；neededinbothplacese
ing；andthentherehecharitydinnerthat
shehadbeenelyplanned
businesstripsaroundthisdate；knouchitanttoherhis
tuxatfivefivend
hehadntsleptahtogodonlyknew
；forgodonlyknewhowlong
butraore；hisalterego
said；buthedidntssabeatstuffinghisshirtintohisjeansand
hisfeetintoloafersyoudontoanshehe
one
butshe；andhehadbeencalled；anddependingonhe
foundinnterey；thereentstokeforthegirls
theyobetoldhoarterstheyoo
oldtobesenttobedptyreassurances；tooyoungtofacethis
possiblenightrealonerachelpanion；
nfidantthethreehickasthieves
thedoctorsareherbrain；thefriendhadsaidwell；of
urse；theyilthingscheckedout
hetossedldinuteslater
heenteredhisstudiondinantsdisyill
calleditthatithadbeereaplaceofbusinessthanofart
fes；
ntraberof
nstructionprojectsinvariousstagestheplacereekedof
pressure
usingtheslategrayofdahatfilteredthroughtheskylights；he
craedhisbriefcaseanyvitalpapersaswould
fit；andhisportfolioultipleversionsofthentanadesign
tu；hestrodedohedarkenedhalltothe
kitchenhedidntneedalighttheplacelinedand
nil
grabbinghiskeysfrohegraniteislandandablazerfroheat
treebythedoor；hesetthealaddoothegaragebelow
inutes；hewandspeedingdo
hisheadlightscutapalegraysokynight；lighting
littleofrussianhillotherthantheop
thatuldaseasilybeaholesspersonsleepingastrashingfor
pickup；sanfrancisoon
pressingnuersbyfeelonhisationhe
ehegotthroughtothe
hospitalinnterey”thisisjackgills；
onherecanyougive
anupdate””holdon；please”severalnerveinutes
later；henne”
gill
shesinsurgery
thatsaboutallthispoint”
”isshenscious””sheheytookherupstairs”the
doctorsareherbrain”sthesurgeryfor”
”inute””idratheotthesuddensilenceat
theotherendsaidhehadnochoicehedhadnochoicehel
hadvedoutsixyearsago；eithershehadsaidshewasgoing；had
packedupthegirlsandtheirbelongingsayon
business
hehadehotoanechoinghouse；feelingasthedandhelpless
thenashefeltnow
then；arredinanger；hehadsoldthehouseandvedtoohat
didnte
heveryshiftofthefog；anurbanrorschachinures
inute；bruisedthenexthisnervousheartwas
beatingupastor
hepushedthecarfaster
”gill”caalevoice；choppyoverthespeakerbut
audible
”iruleyitreatedyourwifewhenshearrived”
”sthesurgeryfor”heshouted；grippingthesteeringwheel
”tosetherleftlegpoundfraurandtibia
theyllbeinsertingpins”ioldtherewereheadinjuries；”he
abrokenleg”hassheregained
nsecranialsyet
knodirectionitlltake”
”iaspecialistcalled”
”ouisonhisjustleaving
sanfrancis”
”then””less；”jacksaidand；slobarely；sailed
througharedlight
”hereseiftheresany
change；hedoctoragreed；jackpunchedoutanother
setofnuershee；though
hedidntknotosaytothegirlstheybabies
anyre
andteenagerstodaytheoneshehad
known
addthefactthathenolongerlived；andthattheywere
girls；andheatripledisadvantage
butthistiheuldntpassthebuckthereotake
it
katherinethatekatherine
raentioned
anythingthatdidntdealdirectlyhthegirlsthegirlshad
spokenofher；thoughhethoughthereeredthat
theydefinitelyhadntionedduncanbligh；andrethanoncehewas
theranchereadoherehis
herdgrazedlayaboveherredeadowere
partofthesantalucias；risingeastofthebigsurast
jackhadabadfeelingaboutduncanhedidntliketheaffectionate
hegirlsdescribedhiscabin；hisbeard；orhissheephedidnt
liketheoh
sure；hekneakehiealoustheprobleas
thatheuldseeraenhadakind
ofruggedappealnotthatjackallhewas
fitheuldhaeranailhthebestofthecarpenters
he
te；andhedidntshearsheeporshootdeer
didheiddleofthenightno
nor；though；uldhelethisdaughtersthinkthattherancherhe
onlynaround
hepressedsend
thefirstringeafastandfurious
”hello”heliftedthephone”hi；saitsdadareyouguys
okay””ho””shesokay”hekepthisvoicelight”ibr 》
onothehospital
ijusttalkedhthedoctortheyvetakenherintosurgeryit
soundslikeshesshedupherlegprettygood”
”katherinesaiditoo”
”itybe；butthelegisthethingthatneedssettingrefresh
………………………………
第5节
ry；sasbestfriend；”santhasaid
iatiently”igaveheryouuer”
”youuldhavecalledyourself”shegre
kno；youdhavehadtobooka
flightandissedannection；
youdhavetakenforevertogethere
besides；katherinesaysasgooddoctors；soucanyoudo””i
canbethere；”hesaid；butthethanhe
iginedherretortsoheadde**st”letsnotargue；santha
thisisnttheti”
”areyoutellingthetruthiseallyokay””thatsthe
truthasihearditisyoursistersleeping””sheilthe
phonerangyfriendscall
intheddleofthenight；”shesaidencethatjack
suspeorethanonce”dad；togotothe
hospital；butduncantakeus”
”ishetherenoelike
thistodrive
usup”sheshoutedathephone；andeventhenithurtjacks
ears；”dunyfather””santha”
jackcalledtogetherback
herreplyuffled”no；snotdead；butthatcatwillbeif
youdontlethergoyoureholdinghertootight；hopeyoullhurt
her”sheretuedtojack”herehopestotalk”
”daddy
”thevoicewasafragilewisp
jacksheartshifted”hi；hopehoie”
”scared”
”ifiguredthat；butyourdoingfinerightnoono
thehospitalillknoorethere”
”ehere；”beggedthesllvoice
”ieltingattheideathatatleastoneofhisgirls
neededhi”butthehospitalsontheopthere
first
thenillhaveretoreportwheniseeyou”
”tellhestopped
”eon”shescryingagainheres
duncan”
”duncanblighhere”thevoice”sthek
edhopebackbutithisnight”thehatidont
knouchillbeatthehospitalhinthehour
dontdrivethep”
”iutedprotestinthebackground；then
anaggrievedsantharetued
”daddy；itssicksittingaroundherehere”
”itstheddleofthenight”
”likeotherifsheasks
forus””shesinsurgery；santhaevenifyouthe
hospital；youbeabletoseeherlook；ifyoutodo
sothing；helpyoursistershesoundsupset”
”andiot”jackuldhearthetightpanicthatakingher
voianthahopet
inage；theyanthawas
fifteengoingonthirty；alittleknoalltakekindlyto
beingtreatedlikeachildthirteenyearoldhopeiveand
silent
santhahequestionshopehe
answers
”iureyoureupset；too；”hesaid；”butyoureolderthanshe
is
ybeifyouhelpher；shellhelpyougiveeachotherstrength；
yknoeofthose
places；ifyougoovertheside；youfallhundredsoffeetstraight
do””idont
knohedetailsoftheaccident”
”sheghthavefallenintoer；butthatdbenearlyasbadlike；
；shedidnt
drown”
”youdontknohatyoudontknohertheonlythingthats
keepingheraliveisabunachines”
”santha”sheaturity
tootherhasabrokenleg”
”butyoudontknoelse；”shecried”callthetroopers
theylltellyouhappened”
”ybelaterthedoycellnueritoleavetheline
openincasehetriestocall
andiyoutogotobeditdoesntdoanyoneanygoodifyou
startiginingighthavehappenediginationsalways
worse
socaloinntrolofthingshereanddontsituping
forthephooring；becauseiotcallingyouagainuntilafter
thesunesup”
”iotgoingtoschool”
”hatlaterrightnoheohingyoucandotohelp
yourtherstistoreassureyoursisterandgetsosleepboth
ofyou”
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