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           "Isn’tthatwhatyoutoldmeonce?Thetripwasabitch.AndI’vebeenafraidyou’dhittheroofwhenyoulookedinGage’sdresserdrawers.IguessmaybeIoughttotellyounow,whileyou’refeelingsorryforme."

           "What’stohittheroofabout?"

           Shesmiledwanly."Mymotherandfatherboughthimtennewoutfits.Hewaswearingoneofthemtoday."

           "Inoticedhehadonsomethingnew,"hesaidshortly.

           "Inoticedyounoticing,"sherepliedandpulledacomicscowlthatmadehimlaugh,althoughhedidn’tfeelmuchlikelaughing."AndsixnewdressesforEllie."

           "Sixdresses!"hesaid,stranglingtheurgetoyell.Hewassuddenlyfurioussicklyfuriousandhurtinawayhecouldn’texplain."Rachel,why?Whydidyoulethimdothat?Wedon’tneed...wecanbuy..."

           Heceased.Hisragehadmadehiminarticulate,andforamomenthesawhimselfcarryingEllie’sdeadcatthroughthewoods,shiftingtheplasticbagfromonehandtotheother...andallthewhileIrwinGoldman,thatdirtyoldfuckfromLakeForest,hadbeenbusytryingtobuyhisdaughter’saffectionbyunlimberingtheworld-famouscheckbookandtheworld-famousfountainpen.

           ForonemomenthefelthimselfonthevergeofshoutingHeboughthersixdressesandIbroughthergoddamncatbackfromthedead,sowholoveshermore?

           Heclampeddownonthewords.Hewouldneversayanythinglikethat.Never.

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