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           Rachelinapairofsilkloungingpajamas,Louisinhisrobe.Hecouldnotrememberamorepleasantevening.Therewasafireinthefireplace,andeverynowandthenoneortheotherofthemwouldriseandthrowinanotherchunkofsplitbirch.

           WinstonChurchillbrushedbyLouisonce,andhepushedthecatawaywithanalmostabsentfeelingofdistastethatsmell.LaterhesawChurchtrytosettledownnexttoRachel’sleg,andRachelalsogaveitapushandanimpatient"Scat!"AmomentlaterLouissawhiswiferubbingherpalmononesilk-cladthigh,thewayyousometimesdowhenyoufeelyoumighthavetouchedsomethingnastyorgermy.Hedidn’tthinkRachelwasevenawareshewasdoingit.

           Churchambledovertothebrickhearthandcollapsedinfrontofthefiregracelessly.Thecathadnograceatallnow,itseemed;ithadlostitallonthatnightLouisrarelyallowedhimselftothinkabout.AndChurchhadlostsomethingelseaswell.Louishadbeenawareofit,butithadtakenhimafullmonthtopinpointitexactly.Thecatneverpurredanymore,anditusedtohaveoneoftheloudestmotorsgoing,particularlywhenChurchwassleeping.TherehadbeennightswhenLouishadhadtogetupandcloseEllie’sdoorsohecouldgettosleephimself.

           Nowthecatsleptlikeastone.Likethedead.

           No,heremindedhimself,therewasoneexception.Thenighthehadawakenedonthehide-a-bedwithChurchcurleduponhischestlikeastinkingblanket...Churchhadbeenpurringthatnight.

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