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           Theybroughtherstraighttothehospitalmorgue,though,somehow,herheartwasstillbeating."

           "Soyoumustbedying,then,tobecome..."Weneversaidtheword,andIcouldn’tframeitnow.

           "No,that’sjustCarlisle.Hewouldneverdothattosomeonewhohadanotherchoice."Therespectinhisvoicewasprofoundwheneverhespokeofhisfatherfigure."Itiseasierhesays,though,"hecontinued,"ifthebloodisweak."Helookedatthenow-darkroad,andIcouldfeelthesubjectclosingagain.

           "AndEmmettandRosalie?"

           "CarlislebroughtRosalietoourfamilynext.Ididn’trealizetillmuchlaterthathewashopingshewouldbetomewhatEsmewastohim-hewascarefulwithhisthoughtsaroundme."Herolledhiseyes."Butshewasnevermorethanasister.ItwasonlytwoyearslaterthatshefoundEmmett.Shewashunting-wewereinAppalachiaatthetime-andfoundabearabouttofinishhimoff.ShecarriedhimbacktoCarlisle,morethanahundredmiles,afraidshewouldn’tbeabletodoitherself.I’monlybeginningtoguesshowdifficultthatjourneywasforher."Hethrewapointedglanceinmydirection,andraisedourhands,stillfoldedtogether,tobrushmycheekwiththebackofhishand.

           "Butshemadeit,"Iencouraged,lookingawayfromtheunbearablebeautyofhiseyes.

           "Yes,"hemurmured."Shesawsomethinginhisfacethatmadeherstrongenough.Andthey’vebeentogethereversince.Sometimestheyliveseparatelyfromus,asamarriedcouple.Buttheyoungerwepretendtobe,thelongerwecanstayinanygivenplace.