thehospitalforanupdateonrachel；andtofaxthene
hislaptoptotheoffiailfroavid；hebackto
bedandsleptuntilteneventhen；hetookthetitodrinka
leisurelycupofffee；sittingonthefallenloginrachelswoods；
chingtheforagingofhalfadozenurkeys；bigbrohings
thelikesofagineokingandcarving
hedidntbothertoshaverachelnevededstubblehestoppedat
therketforadozenterbottlesofassortedsodasand；feeling
anotherbitofaatsefor
hopesclasspiicthenheonterey
hehadknoatosehehadntknownwas
thatshehadnes
chapterfifteen
jackazedoriakeatsshelookedyounger
eachtinditotherinlaade
hihinkthatitshehanwhenhe
hadseenherlast；butshedidntlookanuteofithereyeswere
brightandoothhefiguredshehird
faceliftsheherun；henceoned；andnotonly
hadieccabletasteinclothesbutrefusedtobelievethattrendiness
hadeitherageorbusinesslitsshehicwrapdressina
jerseyprint；producedbyadesignerakinga
draticebacktheprintk；andbeige
sheockingsandstylishbrownheelsherhairwasa
tastefulplatinudraoaknotatthenapeofheeckher
facehadaisturizedgloickteringral
sheparisontotheplain
anstandingatthefootofrachelsbed
”jaetugathis
heartthathefelteachtihesaexpectyouhere”
”ofurse；youdidnt；”sldedvictoriakeats”youdidntcall
her；becauseyouedtosparehertherachelis；after
all；herdaughterinlaotherofhergrandchildreneunice
1
oldherabouttheaccidentthatsheinsistedon
etinghere”jackother；whorarely
leftoregon；hadnagedtogettontereyonherooria
said；”lookasbadasithoughtshes
anastyscrapeonherface；butitlookstobehealinghe
doeherlegfineitlookslikeshes
sleeping”shepattedrachelsar”aheadand
sleep；darling；thatsthebestthingforyouthedoe
itsonlyatterofdaysbeforeyoullbeahenyoullhave
tofaighthavebeenaswl
ifherfacehadoothstretchofherskin
ayintopuzzlent”youlooklikesothingthecat
draggedinyouknoethatascanbe
psychological”theyhadtoldjackthat；tooeverythingaboutrachel
suggestedthatsheheydidntknohyshe
heyusespersonally；he
uldntbelievesheedthis
”sheybeterrifiedoffacingyou；”victoriasaid”isthathow
successfularchitectsdressthesedaysitstbeaastthing；
becausetheyhatin
neheyreadappergroup；heyhavetobe；itspartof
thestatenttheyke；knofashionandstyle；andgood
groong
butthen；inneandardswhenhe
lasttiyoushaved””yesterdaying”
”yourfathershavedeveryday；”eunicerendedhi
”itlookslikelongerthanthat；”viaslow
headtotoe；”butputyouonthespotafterall；youdohave
alotonyourhandsrachel；theytellhesbeenhereeveryday
noethingheslivinghthegirlsinbigsur；and
afterallthathullaballooaboutpreferringtoliveinthecity；a
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side
frohestubblehedoesntlookbadoulduseapairof
tailoredslacks；thosejeanshaveseenbetterdays；ashavethe
loafersrethoselehansno；theybeyouneed
lehaansheleatherisexquisiteutthathecity；and
ifyourelivingintheuntrynoyouhaveonisall
rightoh”heliftedraeone
didabeautifulfrenchnicureitkesyouailslooklongerand
reeleganthoanyyearsdiditellyouthatyououghttoletthebr 》
gros；”jacksaidhehadroundedthebed；greeting
histherhashouldertouchalongthewaygrandshowof
affeilysstandardstakingrootoppositevictoria；
heputaprotectivehandagainstrachelsneck”longnailsgetinthe
way”
”idontseeheyshould；”victoriaargued；”notifsheusesa
brushofurse；thatniethingclassicande；
oreelegantthanflannel；”shesaidin
distaste
”andligreenohligreenisnotterriblyclassysubtleis
theogo；subtleandrichbuthelingerieisent”
”inbigsur””isentithere”
”ikno”ahdidntireadoncethatsilkandelectronic
deviceslikenitorsdontogether”shehither
beautifullysothforeheadutgently
”ishouldhavereerediuldaseasilyhavesenttton
hecity；”shetoldeunice；thentoldjack；
”irentedacarattheairport；fetchedeuniceatthetrain；andhere
edthat
shehadeverythingsheneeded”
”shedoes”
”doyouknowhowrudedriversarearoundhereihaveneverbeen
honkedatsochandtrucksallovertheplace；gettinglargerand
longerbythedayyoutakeyourhandsinyourlifetryingtopassone
ofthoseonthehighhoughtabouthiringadriver；butied
thistobeabreakfrousinessyouknow”hewaspensive；looking
ateunicearvelous
restaurantatthehuntington；althoughdressed
rightvictoriahoughteunicesheworeaplain
eblouse；ajustbelohekneeskirt；andserviceabletieshoes
ecutgrayhairandatightnessinherfacethathad
nothingtodohplasticsurgery；shelookedeveryoneofher
seventysothingyearshisheartachedforhershewouldhave
stoodoutatthehuntingtonlikeadonkeyatast
”ndtogetdooriawas
saying”ybeanothertiiheardianelovestheplace”
”diane
”jackasked
”yoursenator；”victoriasaid
eunicenfirdhisignoranceayed”jack”victoriawaved
itaside”naturally；thecityhfog；soitwas
probablyjustasstopherchance
ihavetosay；jaoveracheltothecity
ipressedhthereatedalled
hereonthephonefiosaythattheiortantthingisthequality
ofthedicalcare；buttheteredsidennerisabroadone；andit
esrightdonagent；atleast；thatsy
nagentteasoietkarain
person；butan”shenfided；”and
gorgeouspearlearringstheresaanakea
statentasithappens；iknostheyreasidebranch
ofthephiladelphiabateses；rplaceinnea
finefaly”
”arentkarasparentsyoungerthanyou”jacksaid
”jack”criedeunice；butvictoriaed
”notbych；”sheassuredhi”shestheyoungestoffour；shetold
alovelygirlandy
granddaughtersidontethisen；andicantstaylong
itsquitepathetic；yoa；buttheboardof
direeetinginneondayi
havetoflybacktorroeatall；jack；
butihadto；evenforthislittletihosegirls”
”school；”jacksaidsingle
off
”ing；arent
they
ihinkthattheverybestthingforrachelistohaveher
daughtershereofurse；theyreprobablytheonesresponsiblefor
thatsic”sheauffitueditrightoff
therehastobesothingreappropriate”
”appropriate””ifsheslisteningtosic；itghtaswellbe
sothinghwhile
raphosdidyouknohatsheedtobea
ncertpianist”ancertpianistjackthoughtnotvictoriahad
apianoasawedding
gift；andtheyhadtoteditfroucsontosanfrancisbecauseone
didntsellasteinaparentot
untilyouptlydonebeforethen；
inherinitablyirreverentasatablefor
photographs；thegirlsprojects；andhe
benchuallyopenandfilledhgreenplants
ncertpianisttojacksrellection；rachelhadneveractuallysat
donedthing
nothatonenight；neartheendof
theirrriagehehadehofroreodo
thegirlsingfrohe
livingroohehadgonedoheretheplantswereon
thefloor；thepianobenchanactualseatforonceherleftelboas
ontopofthepiano；leftpalnherforehead；righthandonthe
keys
sheightindeedhavebeen
anechoofbeethoven
hehadleanedagainstthearchruckbythepensivepictureshe
deforthelongestti；shedidntknohere；andhe
eandskilltopainther
thatened”donehwork”
”no
butiheardyouplayingyoureverygood”
”iaotthatyexpertisethreepainfulyears
oflessons；andicantordinatetherighthandhtheleft；so
onehandedsinglenotesarethebestyouget”
”itsstrange；seeingyouthereadeyouplay”shestudied
thekeys；pensiveagain；sad”idontknofeellikedoing
anythingelseifeelaiess
”hereyesfoundhis
”illgiveyousoofai”hesaid；slappingthewoodworkashe
straightened”iore
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hoursof
ihere”ashestartedoff；hecalledback；thinkingaboutan
iortantetinghehadthenexting；”ispinstripedsuitback
frohecleaners”hehadcutheroffonlynok；did
jackrealizethathehadcutheroffforthesakeofhisownagenda；
haddonejustotheralwaysdid
andviefor
lessonsandpractice；andthensheost
delighfullunchalarivegauche”�ronouncedthefrenchha
flautistegenevieve；ibelieveshewas
talkingaboutittooktoplayatthatlevelandthetouringthat
ovedhishandagainstrachelsjawhe
hadntgiventhepianoplayingincidentasendthoughthewondered
hoanysilarriesheywouldbeas
ndeinghehadcutracheloffbecauseheuldntdealhher
probleselfishofhiblindofhijustlikevictoria；whowas
nagingthenversationevenhere
andeuniceeuniceuch
buthadansistentlynegativejackhadvisited
brieflyatchrists；brieflybeingtheoperativewo
inthesahouseother；hissisterandbrothers；andtheir
falies；andhewere
negative
theirjordelightinlifeehe
kney；butitgotoldfast
still；hekepttrying；hopingit；angry
her
physicalpresencerendedhihathislife
”positivelygrueling；”victoriahatwasevenbefore
thererdingdatesthatssuchalargepartofitnow；youknow；
itsbeeasrcialasanythingost
understandit；phony
orchestraontheroad”
”itsgreed；”sffedeunice”thefoodchain”
”ethisyounganhadtakentwodaysoffandi
lookedasthoughsheneededanothertwoweeksareyouhungry；
eunice
ihaventhadathingsincebreakfast；hwasinlosangelesages
ago”
”losangeles”jackasked
”olondonhatlos
angeleslondononsuchshort
notice；unlessii；；thank
you；idontspeakspanishsoispentthenightatthebeverlyhills
hilton
ialayingthereitisntthepierre；butitsclosei
do；andtingtables
overbutpaulnoananddecentireer
hesaidonceheritbeing
faithfultojoanneburgereakat
hohesaid；orothateffect”shepressedherchest
”isntthatheartingnotthatineedsteakforlunch；butis
thereanyadecentlunch�alad；
quiche；ind
driving；eithertherestbesothinghhecenterof
toeanddirections；andthet
left
thesilencewasheavenly
puttinghiselborachelsface；
touiliarspots；diviningthesasolacehe
alilyheuldtake
victoriaafteratunedherouthedidnthaveto
talk；shediditallshedidnttohear；listento
anyonebutherself
eunieinhis
life；shehadbathehi；fedhihereeredprecious
feesiled；orhuggedhiorpraisedhihewas
theonlyoneofhissiblingsadegoodeunice
hadneverbeeninterestedinhearingthedetailsofhiscareer；andhe
hadntofferedthehentinuedtosendheey；hshechose
nottospendtheonlyhatshehhis
rriagehesatisfactionhothe
festivities；andthefactthatshebladhiorthedivorce
ineunice；hesaanhehadoftenother�nd
thoughhekeptexpedeadforthinkingit；the
thoughtstillight
havebeenniotherwhoshowedfeelingsandsharedher
thoughts
racheldidthosethingshehadfalleninlovehher；inpart；
becauseheyogether；theyheantithesisoftheir
parents
atleast；hehadalhoughtitsuddenlyhewondered
inastrokeofluothers
retued
jackiediatelyenlistedhertostayforthegirls
”icantleaveheralonehthosetthedoor
”letherknoeonesaneatherside”
havingtvictoriabefore；katherinestayed
drivingfrohehospitaltotheschool；hesavoredthesilencethe
retutripthatthedrinkswere
thebestpartofthepiicaftertheooeygooeypeanutbutterbrownies
thatoneofthethershadde；andsanthatel
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