thebestpartofthepiicaftertheooeygooeypeanutbutterbrownies
thatoneofthethershadde；andsanthatellinghihatshehad
ainusonanenglishpaper；andhadthe
neatestlun
aboutthegrandthersuntiltheythehospital
theygrethentheyflankedjackintheelevator；chingthe
lightsabovethedoor；anddohehallthey
offeredtheirothersforthekindoftant
kissesthatnotingherskin
disturbed；andineunices；froeingahphysical
gestures
theylesschatterandeunicesevaluative
scrutinyfroositionsclosetojackandwerevisiblyrelievedwhen；
hprofuseapologiesandanotherroundofthosebarelytherekisses；
thetenleft
jaathoftheirvisitthathe
uldntbegintosorttheut；exceptforonejustbecausehis
therplintdidntanhehadtolookingfrobr 》
onedaughtertotheother；hesaid；”yknoreallyproudofyou
guys”
”anthaasked
”forbeingkindandrespectfultheyarenteasyen；eitherof
thebuttheyareyourgrandthers”
”ihopeilookthevictorialooksherage”hope；
heelectritrolstoraiserachelshead；asked；”why
doesshetalksoch”nervousnes
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sjashness
gntrol”itsjustherway
””thankgodoesntdothat；”santhasaid”idlose
nd
”hopeadjustedthepillowaslike
that；ievertalkidjustgettiredoftrying”
”thatsprettychoid；”jacksaid；chinghopepull
afistfulofsothingfroerpocket”sheladywheni
therhaveyougotthere””unshelledpeanuts”sheput
severalinrachelshandandverycarefullyfoldedherfingersaround
the”thereatthepiicoves
peanuts”shestartedcrackingone
santhascrebsalloverthe
sheets
”tojaother
shutup；didyoutalkalotbecauseyoursdidnt”jackthought
back
”nonooalkedchinhouse”
”yparentsdidntittheydidntthinkwehad
anythingtooffer”
”theytoldyouthat””notaspolitelybutthathegistof
it
””talkedatall”itazing；
jackrealizeddrivingbackontheastroadthatnight；hethought
abouteetingrachelinthatlaundrotintucson；
nearlyeighteenyearsbeforeshehadopenedhipbination
ofquiet；sistry；andshehadopenedup
herselftheytoldeachotherthingstheyhadnttoldanyoneelse；and
beeselfperpetuating
theysharedfeelingsandfearsitunication；
interspersedadespecialbythatexchangeof
honestthought
atsopointtheyhadstoppedtalkinghetriedtolookbackand
figureouthepianoincident�utthenhe
reachedtheriverinn；isedtotakethegirlsto
dinner；andbythetitheygotho；heedtopaint；andthenhe
thenight”ssubjectedaveyroostinglow
inasycaretreeheralehhis
larger；curvedpluandbluegrayfeathers；thefelehher
reducedfeaturesandscaledbellyusingacrylicsandapaletteknife；
shehadrecreatedtheexacttextureofthefeathersevenbeforejack
studiedthephotographsaffixedtothebackofthecanvas；heknehat
thebackgroundhadtobethedullertansandbroer；against
ultaneouslycauflagedandcrisp
hehadntbeeninthesantaluciasduringthatol；rainyseason；and
justicethenherealizedthatthejustice
hadbeendoneinrachelsrenditionofthequailsheale
danaballerinaintotheair；
supportingherinherlanding
severalyearsago；thatghthavebotheredhibuthehadanain
hisosupportingrachelthis
good
hehcare；butitflolusively；
ingnothingascrispasthepaletteknifethere
bers；ochers；siennas；
andgrays；xingandtchinguntilhehadtherightfeelfora
backgroundthatthequails
bythetiheheadrenalineandhard
tiredashewasawhilebeforehefellasleep
hopeoingshestoodforati
echingjacksleep
slippingafleecejacketoverheightshirtandherbootsonherfeet；
sheletherselfoutofthehouse；pickedahandfulofnewlybluelupine
froheroadside；andranthroughtheforesttoguineveresgrave
shebrushedthedirthherhanduntilitlookedartful；and
carefullyarrangedthefloould
like
then；sittingonherheels；shesaroundherkneesand
roages
ofhergrandthersfadedandeigesofsanthafaded
closinghereyes；shefocusedonrachelandjackandthesafetyshehad
felttle
sheedthatagain
santhahadplannedtosleepherusualsaturdayinglate；butshe
anduldntfallbacktosleepher
headotionstheproafirst；shewas
totallyexcitedbutsheakingherfeelguilty
aboutlydia；andfuriousatthegrandthersforgivingheranety
kindoffeelingthatetyfeelingdeheroreabout
rachel
shessedhertheydisagreedonlotsofthings；butatleastrachel
caredsanthaothers
didntthereily
santhayoneifshebe
shebeheroot
toheroottoheroottowear
thethreeinchheelsheatherhadlentherifsheyone；she
beazitonherforeheadoraboutto
drinkorabouttodoeaguekissedher
racheloldhertodobutrachelthere；only
jack；andthatannoyedher
jacksetoffearlyanthahadpleadedexhaustionand
stayedho；andapartofhiothatpartwas
tiredofthedrivetontery；tiredofsterilerridors；hushed
silenonotonyofvisiting
aatoserachel
butnotvisitingherhedaysvisitwouldbe
shorthehadprosedsanthatobebackbynoonhfood
theystoppedatelizasforhotffeeandbroughtitalong；vingthe
ellhher
theyputonatshirtthatelizahadsent；ithadrachelsnaspelled
inlarge；handpaintedlettersinyscissorstocut
exquisitelydetailedsnoepapershehadbrought；they
talkedabouttheothers；aboutsanthas
pro
thenhopehungthesnotheivpoleandellher
aboutthequails”jackhesitatedhehadnttoldrachelaboutdoing
anypaintinghopelovedantharefusedeven
tolookifhevieersasthetwosidesofhiswife﨟ope
thensenserachel；santhatheetionalone�efearedthaton
thisissue；rachelghtsideantha
suddenlyitstruckhihatthatghtbegoodiftherewere
psyightshock
heroutofitifshedidntfinishingherpaintingsdidnt
sohet
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oldherabouttheloonshehaddone；thedeerhe
haddohursdaynight；andthequailshehaddonefridaynighthe
gainedntualkingaboutthelorshehadusedandtheeffectshe
hadsought；gotcaughtupinexcitentandsatisfactionhisfacewas
norethanafootfroachelsthee；buthesawno
vent
theylefte
forabigbagofsandpatientstandingin
linehetookadeepbreath；toldhielfthatheinarushto
getanyiledathope；andasfrayedashethoughthe
heyreachedthefrontofthelineheuallyin
theddleofpayinghought”pecanrollsforduncan
andfaith”hopessurprisedsleheanswerheneededhe
boughtadozen
jaightdoscheticdrahe
hillsboroughjob；andthereoreofrachelsodo；buthe
barelylastedinthestudiofortinutesforohing；there
david；thefolloessage；neither
ofright
selfthereandleavingthegirlsalone
santhahadgonebaafterlunch；soithope；
sofahabookherpresence
thhesprahisheadback；andslept
foranhourched；thenhadadistincturge
tove
”issanthastillinherrooheasked；sittingup
ssorsyes
”onthephone””nosheskingherselfbeautiful”itwassaid
thathechided；”youllbedoingit；too；before
longtogoforalosedherbook
jaanthaseforah
us””ijustyhair；”shecalledout
”youuldstille”
”takehopeillstayhere”jackstoodatherdoorforanother
nuteasdifficultasshees；hereallydidher
alongthereethingaboutthethreeoftheeingtogetherthat
seedreiortantafterthegrandthersvisitheily；
dait；hedidhelikedbeinghhisdaughterstheyfilledup
theetinessoferies；dehisliferefull
thereethingaboutsanthasproeingthatnightit
ilestoneheethingtorkit；edto
sohoakeupforrachelssingit
”areyousure”hecalledafinalti
”positive；”sheyelled
fearingheakethingsitgo
hehadbroughthishikingbootsfrohecitythethursdaybeforehe
hadntsincethedivorce；buttheyfeltgoodonhisfeethe
puterandsnacksinabackpack；slippediton；andlefth
hope
shehadteorarilytradedherluckybootsforhikingbootsofherown；
andagoodthingiton；between
spreadingredesthey
clied；atotherstheyraighthesunbrokethrough
theoverheadboughs；ittouchedthebuttheairreinedol；
partijackfelttheanticipation
ofit；heardthecrescendoingrushofeintosight；
hedisveredituch；speky
bedintieredcascades
theystoppedandkneltbyitsside；sayingnothing；justchingthe
bubblingplayandlisteningtotheflow
eofyearbyfall；
itsonlyatrickle”sheledhicrossaroughplankedbridgeandon
throughafragranteueadoperature
jued”seeduncanssheep”sheasked
theygrazedinrandolustersinthesunitof
lor；hthedeepgreenofliveoaksinthedistanceblanchingto
thenehespringgrass；interspersedhpatchesofred
poppyandyellohesheep；htheirgrayeatsand
theirbrouzzles；payingthecantheedastheycrossed
thetopoftheadow
theyntinuedonthroughoakanddroneonnopathjackuldsee；
buthopeseedtoknoogo；andsheataclipbythe
tithelandtippedandergeditwas
evenerhereastheyshirtand
tieditaroundhisovedhigher；intoastandofpines；
andbeyondthose；theworldsuddenlygapedopen
theycaonitsoquicklythatheprepared”wow”hope
slantedhiknoile”isntitneat””illsay”theywere
higherthanhehadthought；lookingintothebellyofthecanyonover
thetopsofpinesandfirsjustasspectacularhesuccessionof
ridgesbeyondthoseredistant；neartheocean；edh
fog
jackhadtakenhisdaughterstoirorethanonce；andthose
ethingelserachelkne
breathtakingant
theysatonthegroundlookingout；legscrossed；drinkingbottled
un”
heasked
shechoedonanut”uhhuhhloveityoulookoutandthe
keepsgoing”jacklookedout；andthekeep
goingtheoceandidthat
buttherehesenseofendlessfingersofgranite；patchyh
pine；ilesdoheast
irhavethatyouuldcloseyoureyesandpretend；
butitethecityooclosehere；itwaseasier
tobreathe；ineverysenseoftheword
heglancedathope；abouttosaythat；thenstoppedshe；too；was
lookingout；butherbroswrong”hereyesflew
tohis；thenretuedtothevieinutebefore；quietly；
shesaid；”doyouthinkhereagain”hisinsides
shiftedittheknottingheusedtofeel；thatter
thisethinghigher；sothingrecloselytiedtohisheart
”itothinkso”
”butyoudontknow”
”noneofusdo”
”ifshedies””shesnotabouttodothat”
”aforyears”tendaysbefore；hewould
havedeniedthepossibilityfivedaysbefore；hewouldhavedenied
itbutthedoctorshadtakenracheloutofintensivecareandsettled
herintoaregularroosheheendofhersend
atoseweek
everythingelseseedtobehealingbutherheadhergcssre
hadntbudged
still；inaaforyearstheygrasp
theiraning
hopepionebyoneintoher
uthshetookadri
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nkoferandgazedoutoverthetrees；
fro”reertheotheringwhen
youaboutloyalty””u”
”ifeelbadforlydiabuti”
”ysisterioeloyaltytoher
thatsheoolydiasoihavetosupportshesdoingdont
i””notifyouthinkshesdoingiswrong”hopeswiveledon
herbottondfacedhi
hereyesant”ido”hesureshe
aybeyoushouldtellher”
”shellkillyouregoingtoetherdatetonight；arentyou”
”thatstheplan”
”ellheottogo”heheard
anurgency”doyounotliketheguy””akeherstay
ho
””froerprodontknoightbegoingtoofar”
hereyestearedup”ih
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