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Chapter 77

           Ipackedinacoldrage;andlostinafantasyrowwithKemp,inwhichIscoredallthepoints,IliftedtheBowplatecarelesslyoffitsnail.Itslipped;strucktheedgeofthegasfire;andamomentlaterIwasstaringdownatitonthehearth,brokenintwoacrossthemiddle.Iknelt.IwassoneartearsthatIhadtobitemylipssavagelyhard.Ikneltthereholdingthetwopieces.Noteventryingtofitthemtogether.NotevenmovingwhenIheardKemp’sfootstepsonthestairs.ShecameinandIwaskneelingthere.Idon’tknowwhatshehadcomeuptosay,butwhenshesawmyfaceshedidnotsayit.Iraisedthetwopiecesalittletoshowherwhathadhappened.Mylife,mypast,myfuture.Notalltheking’shorses,andalltheking’smen.Shewassilentalongmoment,takingitin,thehalf-packedcase,themessofbooksandpapersonthetable;thesmugbastard,thebrokenbutcher,onhiskneesbythehearth.Shesaid,"JesusChrist.Atyourage."SoIstayedwithKemp.

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