seeituntilsendsbeforethellisionandthen；where
uldshego
feelingthepanicshey；he”okay；
okaynotyourfaultiknosorryisuggesteditits
justfrustrating”frustratingthatheuldntrouseher
frustratingthatthedoctorsuldnt；eitherfrustrating；too；that
theoffendingpartyent；buthesure
uldntsaythattorachel；notiftherehancesheuld
hear
sheanardheadedbutsoftheartedshewouldbe
eonehaddiedifsheneededtohearupbeat
things；thattheneotell
andyfirfalling
apart
butrachelvindictiveso；thatdoitnorwouldive
lostthetouorerachelhadnotaste
forselfpitynoreantthathe
uldnttellheraboutjillbesides；wouldhesayjillwas
nearlyassoftheartedasrachelshetyandnearly
asbrightsheed；orastalented；oras
unique
sheparison
they
ed
feelinguselessandsuddenlyretiredthanhehought
possible；hesaid；”yourfriendkatherineisheresheheonewho
calledshesbeenheresincetheybroughtyouinshesto
seeyou；tooioingtot”lktothedoctorthenillgogetthe
girls
kinaupleofhours；okay”hechedhereyelidsfor
eventheslightestvent”okay”nothing
disuraged；heretuedherhandtothestiffhospitalsheetleaning
doo
theeastofntereythehospital
onceheel；thehillsrosetostaveitoffinevitably
though；theskybegantolightenbythetihereachedthesanta
luthe
entist
jackkepthisheadlightsonandhiseyepeeled；butneitherwas
necessaryheuldnthavessedtheaccidentsitetrafficwas
alteatingalongonelanehe
otheronengledcarhadalreadybeenraised；butitrachels
sturdyfourbyfourauledsectionofguardraillaynearby
feelingsiachbutneedinganswers；hepulledupbehind
thebedouttheairoist；andthickin
utedthebrutalityofthescene；butlittle
theshiftingfoghid；jacksiginationsupplied
rachelscarlayagainstbouldersadistancebelostopandsides
therocksnottenfeet
athecaritselflookeddry
”betterveon；sirifonestops；othersdobefore；we
haveaja”jaywifewas
inthatcar
lookslikeitiracleshesalive”
”shesallright；then”thetrooperaskedinaregivingtone
”hescene”
”shesalive”
”forit”jack
lookedbabeditabasin
linedleftandrighthcypress；darkandspectralinthefog
”toobadifshedbeengoingfaster；sheghthavebeendohere
thenshedhavegoneoffontoevenerground”
”sheghthavegoneheadonintotreesortraffictherewerea
nuerofallfavors”jack
tried；butrachelhadntaskedtobehitshehadntdoneanythingto
deserveit
hedidntneedtobetoldthatshehatshehad
beenbeltifnot；shedhavebeendeaddohereon
therocks
therugglingtohitchcablestohercarandhaulit
up
”hoseguysbedone”heaskedthetrooper”illbe
bringingourdaughtersbackthishertheynotsee
this
””upleofhours；iguesscanyouthatlong”hehadn
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t
plannedto；butheuldifhefoundthegirlsasleep；itght
aost
sensitiveobreakthenews
chapterthree
jackdidn”tseechoftherestofthedrivefogntinuedtofloat
acrosstheroad；liftingandloheruggedterrain；
allopseofseastacksingrayeronhis
rightortheghostofchaparralagainstrocksonhisleft；butanashen
palllayasthickinhisndasinhiseyethe
seeddense；aheavyonshouldersthatiredandtense
ityfourhourssincehehadlastsleptlifehadbeena
nightre
andnoofacethegirls
partofhitillpicturedhisdaughtersasthetotle
nkeysbeforethingsfellaparttheyore
blondnooreadolesalethan
nkeyyetthesaoldsothingteddeepinhischestwhenever
theiascaup
theybabieshugsalonebeenoughbuthugshadnt
doneitforaorecautiousthanadoring
noanyrespects
thinkingaboutthatashedrovethroughthefog；hehadasudden；
brutalsenseofthelitsofhisrelationshiphhisdaughters
takingtheoavie；ortochaoo
breakfastinsausalitoatfredshingfillinginforrachel；
dealinghheavydutystuff；eanotherhefacedatrialby
fire
thirtynutessouthofthea
theseaitsroadarkedbyanoakgroveandabankofilboxes
ninedeeponlyoneofthenihe
left
thisyearityearithadbeen
rachelsbutteryelloanthaspurple
hetuedoffthehighbtheroad
eepithuggedthehillsideandwound
steadilyuphatcareeneddownandaround
intoprivatehosthehigherhedrove；thethinnerthefogoak
yieldedtosyadrone；ixedfartheronuph
cedar
redehereachedrachels
herhoeanderedovera
sllspaceofthehillside；upabithere；dotherepulling
inonaroughgraveldrive；heinute
hestoodthereunabletove；breathinginsothingdifferent；drawn
toitfreshair；hedecided；snappingtohanefforthe
stretchedandrubbedhisfacehhishandsheneededashave；a
shoesleephegothefound
inside
shadblanchedledtothefront
door
hisloafersechoedinthesilence；buthedidntneedtoraponthe
dooritopenedbeforehereacheditthenfillingitsfrawas
farolderthanjackhadexpected�idsixties；heguessed；frohepure
eofhishairandbeardandhisheredskin�utneither
detractedfroispresencehean；tallerthanjacks
o
puttingoutahand
itethis
”thegirlsareasleep；”duncanblighsaidinthesahardvoicehe
hadusedonthephonethatithingtosoften
it
”hoatose；”jackreplied；lo
thegirls”heditionisntcritical
herbodyis”
”prognosis”heshruggedandhitchedhischintoheinsideof
thecabin”theycalddoakeit””no”duncanpushedbeefy
arintoaflannelvest”theyjustselvesout”hestrode
pastjack；ttering；”igotodo”jackraisedahandinthanks
andgoodbye；butduncanhadalreadyroundedthehouseandriding
uptheforestedhillside”niceetingyou；too；pal；”he
ttered
goinginside；hequietlyshutthedoorandleanedagainstittogethis
bearings
itethathehadbeenthisfarstoften；whenhe
pietatadonaldsjustnorthof
sanjoseintheinstanceshehethree
ofthetthebankofilboxeshe
ulduntononehandthenueroftishehadbeentothecabin；
andthen；onlytothedoor
froherehedhadglisesofloopsebecaablur
ofnaturalurethaters；
edontheopenedintoakitchen；
butthebacksheforesttheview
herepler；regentletohiseyepaleshaftsofsunbroke
throughtheredingtoheforest
floor
soundlesslyuntingseveralstepstotheleftofthelivingroohe
betheguy
postersontheanthas
naussedbutety
upseveralrestepsandondohehall；anotherdoorwasajar
thisrooaderlorsontheerfeelentirelyboth
girlswoheadsofblondhairaswild
astheirthershopeanthawassprawledina
gulleybethathadtobethecat
hethreeshoain
roondsankintothesofaslippingloedhishead
againstitsbackhiseyesclosed；hisbodybeggingforsleep；buthis
ndkeptgoinginutesheandlifting
thekitchenphone
hecalledthehospitalfirstand；speakingquietlyhtheicu
nurse；leaedthatrachelsnditionhadntchanged
nexthecalledhispartnerathoinresponsetoabreathless
greeting；hesaid；”ill；”davidsunggasped；
andjathathadbeenfilledh
exerciseequipntafterdavidslastakenoffhthe
chippendaletableandchairs
”sorrytointerrupt；”hesaid；”butihaveaproblerachelwasina
carcrashlastnightiohthegirls”
”downwhere
inbigsur”thebeatonthetreadllslobigsuresseg
eetinghereintkindacarcrash””a
badone”jackkepthisvoicelohefarendofthe
livingrooothathehegirlsappeared”shes
inaa”
”jesus”
”istoppedatthehospitalonineedtobringthe
girlsbac
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第12节
kthereeeting”
”aa；”davidrepeated；stillbreathless”bad””anyas
bad”
”youknoeanissheonlifesupport””no
butieeting”therehentheblowing
outofairandanexasperated”cancelwevealready
rescheduledtherpause；anotherexhalation”yourenot
readyforthepresentation；areyou””oh；ieady；”jacksaid；
anditallrushedback；tossingandtuingbefore
katherinehadcalled；”buttheyeany
rethantheydidlastti”hehadbeenhiredtodesignaluxury
resortinntanatheclientethinghreflective
surfacesthathatbigopensky；butjackhad
beentontanaglassandsteelonewas
pushingitheedwood
designed；heinrporatedgranitehthe
hatedalso；hehadtriedfieldstoneandto
itup；glassandtoitup；steelandtoituphehadgonebackto
7vadethedesignredraticjbutevenhewild
aboutitthebestrenditionheveryfirst
only；thathepoint”look；”hetolddavid”ineedyour
backupherethatsthispartnershipisabouticantbe
there
thisisafalyergency”
”theresonehitchyouredivorced”
”notfroykids”
”okayigetthatidogetit；jack；buttheseguyshavebeen
anyllionsatstakeifitelltheoucant
betherebecauseyouhavetobehyourkids；theybuyit”
”hebalance；andtheybuyit**
the”
”dothat；andtheylltaketheirbusinesselsekranahand
aroundthebausclesthereight”let
the”
”yknoethingalittle
rightnoajorproject
forthefirthershourassociatesouton
theiroonth”
”orethananhandle”
”butthisisagoodone；”davidaxed”ional
institutionsforyears；butresortsarehotandlucrativewere
talkingjuingtoanewlevel
letaprojectlikethisgobydefault”
”thenyoutakeitover”
”hell；idhavedohatheyyouthey
you；andyouvelostyouredge”jackhathis
bonesached”icanthandlethisnoever；but
icantbeatthatetingillcallinore”hehung
upthephone；knohathispartner
ingtohearitdealinghrachelsaccident；dealinghhis
daughtersryingnottothinkaboutthefutureasallheuldhandle
justthen
butrachelandthegirlsretchingoutonthe
sofa；overhiseyesandoneonhisstoch；hefollowed
suit
hopecaatingafeel
foringbeforesheopenedhereyes；listeningandthinkingbefore
shevedascleshefeltbitsofsun；shelistened
tothesoftsoundofguineveresbreathingclosebehindheeckshe
begantothinkndhereyesflewopen
socatfur；shesaer
sleepingbesideher；andithadhappenedlast
nightsanthahadntslepthherinyearsshewouldhave
thoughtitbeneathher；ifthingshadbeenlessscary
guineveretippedbackherheadandgaveheranudge
shenuzzledtheinute；gatheringuragevingthe
ttressaslittleaspossible；shesatupandcarefullydrehetabby
intoherarsilently；shebackedoffthebedandstartedforthe
door
stoppingsuddenly；sheretued；pushedherfeetintohers；
andtiptoedfroheroo
thesightofherfatherinthelivingrooroughtinstantreliefshe
hadtheresobadlysanthahadsaidhee
hathehadntbeenthereforaxes；thathewas
toobusyeshedidthat
sotisensedthingsnditnecessarilyingthatbrought
itshehadsensedthatsothingherinehad
calledlookingforrachel；hadfeltanuneaseotherleft
shehadthoughtitguineverethevethadhatthe
endands；andhopehe
ooinsistthatguineveredieatho；hherbutsheedher
thertobetherehappened
itanthahadsaidintothephone；”hi；katherine；”
thathopennectedtheeeriefeelinginsideowellbeing；
andthenithaddroppedoutofherworldshehad
feltthesathingovedtobigsurhouther
fatherhaky；likesheandingononlyoneleg
loherfather；shefoldedher
legsandgentlysettledguinevereinhertshirtedlapthetabby
lookedupather；purringsoftlyhopeiginedthatgui
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