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Chapter 1

           Anywayaftersheusedtowritedownalmosteverydaywhatwehadtobuy,sheusedtotellmehowtocookittoo,itwasjustlikehavingawife,aninvalidoneyouhadtodoshoppingfor.IwascarefulinLewes,Ineverwenttothesameshoptwicerunningsothattheywouldn’tthinkIwasbuyingalotforoneperson.SomehowIalwaysthoughtpeoplecouldtellIlivedonmyown.

           ThatfirstdayIboughtagramophonetoo.Onlyasmallone,butImustsayshelookedverypleased,Ididn’twanthertoknowIdidn’tknowanythingaboutmusicbutIsawarecordwithsomeorchestramusicbyMozartsoIboughtthat.Itwasagoodbuy,shelikeditandsomeforbuyingit.Onedaymuchlaterwhenwewerehearingit,shewascrying.Imean,hereyeswerewet.After,shesaidhewasdyingwhenhewroteitandheknewhewasdying.Itjustsoundedlikealltheresttomebutofcourseshewasmusical.

           

           Well,thenextdayshebroughtupthebusinessabouthavingabathandfreshairagain.Ididn’tknowwhattodo;Iwentuptothebathroomtothinkaboutitwithoutpromisinganything.Thebathroomwindowwasovertheporchroundthecellardoor.Outtheback,whichwassafer.IntheendIgotupsomewoodandboardedacrosstheframe,three-inchscrews,soshecouldn’tsignalwiththelightorclimbout.Notthattherewasanyonelikelytobeoutthebacklateatnight.

           Thattookcareofthebathroom.

           WhatIdidnextwasIpretendedshewaswithmeandwalkedupfrombelowtoseewherethedangerspotswouldbe.Thedownstairsroomshadwoodeninsideshutters,itwaseasytodrawthemacrossandlockthem(laterIgotpadlocks)soshecouldn’tattractattentionthroughawindowandnosnooperscouldbelookinginandseeingthings.

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