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           "OfcourseyoushouldbringBella,"Alicechirped.IthoughtIsawJasperthrowaquickglanceather.

           "Doyouwanttogo?"Edwardaskedme,excited,hisexpressionvivid.

           "Sure."Icouldn’tdisappointsuchaface."Um,wherearewegoing?"

           "Wehavetowaitforthundertoplayball-you’llseewhy,"hepromised.

           "WillIneedanumbrella?"

           Theyallthreelaughedaloud.

           "Willshe?"JasperaskedAlice.

           "No."Shewaspositive."Thestormwillhitovertown.Itshouldbedryenoughintheclearing."

           "Good,then."TheenthusiasminJasper’svoicewascatching,naturally.Ifoundmyselfeager,ratherthanscaredstiff.

           "Let’sgoseeifCarlislewillcome."Aliceboundedupandtothedoorinafashionthatwouldbreakanyballerina’sheart.

           "Likeyoudon’tknow,"Jasperteased,andtheywereswiftlyontheirway.Jaspermanagedtoinconspicuouslyclosethedoorbehindthem.

           "Whatwillwebeplaying?"Idemanded.

           "Youwillbewatching,"Edwardclarified."Wewillbeplayingbaseball."

           Irolledmyeyes."Vampireslikebaseball?"

           "It’stheAmericanpastime,"hesaidwithmocksolemnity.