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avidranupthestairsandsteppedintothequiet
foyerofthesonttogethisbreathandhisbearingshebulanselfthathedidntontbeforehehungup
theterrazzofloorha**intlypinkishent,andthenaburstofapplausedredohepulledonedooropenandsteppedinside,lettinghiseyesadjusttheplaaprograandasaboyinloedoberseven;hehaddeitjustinti
thesaxophonistbegan,playingptyseatbesidehersoshehadthoughtofhiatleast,savinghihisplapseintonorahsheart,herdesiresortivations
thesaxplayerfinishedadehislylitaisle,cliingathosealreadyseatedtotakehisplacebynorah
”david,”shesaid,vingherat”soyoudeitafterall”
”itergencysurgery,norah,”hesaid”oh,iknousedtoititsonlypaule”
”paulncestoo,”davidsaid”thatshere”
”yesindeed”hervoiore,takingtourgroupstoplaundaneandexotibitious:dothississippieaetoherall,theaiditioningonthefritz,thebedstoohardshelistenedtothehoughtfullyandstayedasidetokesureheknekyhewas
hehadtoen,iftheydbeentheonestofindherclothesdiscardedinapileonthebeach
”youhavenorighttobeangrye,norah,”heelledveryfaintlyoforanges,andherjaaninabluesuitsatdoontheplungedin,thenotesrippling”norightatall,”davidsaid
”iotangryiustnervousaboutpaulyouretheonewhosangry”
”no,itsyou,”hesaid”youvebeenlikethiseversincearuba”
”lookintherror,”shehoselittlelizardsthatusedtohangontheceiling”
ahandfellonhisshoulder,thenhetuedtoseeaheavyansittingnexttoherhusband,along
”exind,”
davidtnorahseyesthen,inabriefntofnnebarrassedthanhewas
hesettledbaan,duke,afriendofpauls,playedthepianooveoverthekeys,,thoseboysdidpaultellhisfriendsthatheellhisfather
norahsoingfortheirfishingtripandhaddrivenuptheastinthepredanionintheearlyhours,intheritualsofnootorontheboathadgivenoutandtheoingfoesdisappointed,theydlingeredforahedock,drinkingbottledorangesodaandchingthesunriseovertheglassyoceanthentheydrovebacktothettage
thelightoing,anddavid,thoughdisappointed,erahedhadanotheridea,intheddleofthenight,abouthisphotoshooreigeindallnight,generatingaquietexcitenthedhardlyslept,andnoeandshootanotherrollofnorahonthesandbuttheyfou
