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bentlourredsothingjack
uldntheariatiently,hey
aninthejackherhairwas
allherslewas
asasthefire
”hello,”shesaid,reuthingthansoundherhandlayonhopeshead,thecrochetedafghanveringherlegs”shessleeping,”shesheneednthavereassuredjackonelookattheanandhersile,andhisfearsweregoneduneshehadheardthat
phraseutteredinthesabreathassolaceandpeacetheanandherslesaiditallduncansfaith
jacktookadeep,hduncansfaithhefor
sselfheshouldhaveactedsoonerbecilehe
was
releasingthebreathhaselfdeprecatingshakeofthehead,heextendedahand”jackgill,”hesaidherhandwasfrailinhis,buttherepleasedtoetyou”faith
nodded”hopedidnttellyousheing””no”heglancedatduncan,hsuchtendeessthatjackwas
alltherehuledduncansfaithheknown
hehadntknohickheaded,becausehewasdrivenbyjealousyilypedto
naybebecausethegirlshad
hoodsotherehat
duncanofthefiresothat
faithhavetolookup
”itsbeenhardonher,”shesaid,hervoicesosoftandlyricalthatitthinkshessleepingnightsvery
well
hooinghe
knehatheifiedifanythinghadchangedduringthenight”shesthesadoyouknoed
thegirlstalkedaboutfaithlikeitafraidivebeenrudenotingtothankyoubeforethis”
”thankfor
”theeeasilyfaithblighradiatedgoodnessjackfeltnothreathere,noriskinbaringhisfeelings”forbeingkindtothegirlsfortakingcareofguinevere”hesputteredoutalaughinselfreproach”iuldntquiteunderstandhecatteroffuphereifduncanont,
duncan
wall
”noakessense”
”heesbaeeveryfewhours
”shesledagain”notthatioinganywhere”
”doyougooutside””oh,yesicanyselfouttotheporch
theresabeautifulvieuch
beyondthat
”jaethinghopehadsaidonthevery
firstingafterrachelsaccidenthehadbeentryingtoassureherthatbrokenlegshealedshehadbeennvincedthatitalhecase
heryingtodecideherheuldaskand,ifso,how
todoit,epeoplethinkirazylivinguphere,
butivealhesehillsifihavetobenfined,thisisabeautifulplacetobeduncanandiusedtovacationherebeforetheaccident”
”hohat””theaccidenttwelveyears
askiliftllapsedlegsanyplacesthat
yspinehadntbeeninjured,
was”
”iorry”
”dontbethreediedthatdayiuldhavebeenoneofthose,andtheniissedoutonthelifewevefoundhere”hereyessparkled”duncanusedtodriveatruckineversanowido”hopevedherheadsherubbedhereyesagainsttheafghan,tuedtheoslok”daddy,
”shebreathe,andquicklysatup
”igentlythereherospeak
inthisho
”lhere”
”selfup,”ybeillknooo”he
heldoutahand”youhaveschool
santhasing”
”shehadbreakfasthus,”faithsaidhafondlookathope”iorryforthatposedenough”
”iosedoh,nohopeisnoiositionshesajoythisistheleasticando,afterallrachelhasdone”shereachedforhopesfreehand
”giveyourtherakissfor,oldthe
girlsashehustledtheothecar”thejokesup
tellaboutyoudtheblighs”
”theyregoodfriends,”santhasaid”canypro
”notyet,”jackanstlefoolish
knotle
”hoheygettobegoodfriends”heasked,backingoutofthedrive
hopesaid,”vedhereshestuled
acrosstheircabinandfaithheporch”
”aboutpronotyet,”jacksaid,shiftingtodrivedohehill”youoe
bothofyounoooldfaithwasaperson”
”noooldyoushe”
”youguysletthinkyourtheringduncan”
”hat”hopesaid,”thethingaboutduncanandfaithisthatitneverseerighttalkingabouttheelpstheut,doingrketingandstuff
shealhatfaitheauntshehasffeeup
therealottheysitandtalkhfaithyoudontevenhavetotalkanditfeelsgood”oneetingan,andjackkneweantfaithradiatedunderstanding,acceptance,calsanthasvoicerusion”dadotalkabout
protheresbeenachangeinplans”heohear
reaboutfaith,be,butsantha
hadanagendaofheroewasgood
tiohyes,heiveaudiencehere,butsowasshe
sheuldntstoofflikehesaid
hetuednorthontohighsthechange””firstofall,iotgoinggoinghteague”jackfelt
sothingbyhisarlosesttothedoorhopethe
antha
”teaguerunyanhesagreatguy”
”hesch””brendanandiarentgettingalongitdoesntkeanysenseforustobestuckheachotheredtobeean,everyonesh
everyoneanying”
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house””nothatsthesendchange
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