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           "Yes,buthedon’tlookatme—nice.Iliket’hearyoutalk.You’rejustayoungkid,butyoutalknice."

           "Italktoomuch,Lisa.Toomuchtalk,notenoughdoingthings.Lookhowtheevening’scoming.We’lllightthelanternbeforelong.Youwouldn’tliketosithereinthedarkwithme."

           "Iwouldn’care,"shesaidquickly.

           Helookedintohereyesagain,andhisfacegrewpleased."Didyouevernotice,intheevening,Lisa,howyouthinkofthingsthathappenedalongtimeago—notevenaboutthingsthatmatter?Onetimeintown,whenIwasalittlekid,thesunwasgoingdown,andtherewasaboardfence.Well,agreycatwentupandsatonthatfenceforamoment,long-hairedcat,andthatcatturnedgoldforaminute,agoldcat."

           "Ilikecats,"Lisaagreedsoftly."Ihadtwocatsonct,twoofthem."

           "Look.Thesun’snearlygone,Lisa.Tomorrowwe’llbesomewhereelse.Iwonderwhere?You’llbeonthemove,Iguess.MaybeI’llbeinjail.I’vebeeninjailbefore."

           LondonandMaccamequietlyintothetenttogether.Londonlookeddownatthegirl."Whatyoudoinghere,Lisa?Youbettergetout.Wegotbusiness."Lisagotupandclutchedherblanketclose.ShelookedsidewaysatJimasshepassed.Londonsaid,"Idon’tknowwhat’sgoin’on.There’sabouttenlittlemeetin’soutthere,an’theydon’twantmeatnoneo’them."

           "Yeah,Iknow,"Macsaid."Theguys’rescared.Idon’tknowwhatthey’lldo,butthey’llwanttoscramtonight."Andthentheconversationdied.LondonandMacsatdownonboxes,facingJim.Theysattherewhilethesunwentdownandthetentgrewalittledusky.