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           Untilthen,hewantedherleftalone.

           TheoldmansworeathiminYiddishandbangedthephonedownathisend,breakingtheconnection.StevewaitedtoseeifGoldmanwouldindeedshowup,butGoldmanhadapparentlydecidedtowait.BynoonRacheldidseemalittlebetter.Shewasatleastawareofthetimeframeshewasin,andshehadgoneouttothekitchentoseeifthereweresandwichmakingsoranythingforafter.Peoplewouldprobablywanttocomebacktothehouseafter,wouldn’tthey?sheaskedSteve.

           Stevenodded.

           Therewasnobolognaorcoldroastbeef,buttherewasaButterballturkeyinthefreezer,andsheputitonthedrainboardtothaw.Stevelookedintothekitchenafewminuteslaterandsawherstandingbythesink,lookingfixedlyattheturkeyonthedrainboardandweeping.

           "Rachel?"

           ShelookedtowardSteve."Gagereallylikedthese.Heespeciallylikedthewhitemeat.ItwasjustoccurringtomethathewasnevergoingtoeatanotherButterballturkey."

           Stevesentherupstairstodressthefinaltestofherabilitytocope,reallyandwhenshecamedownwearingasimpleblackdressbeltedatthewaistandcarryingasmallblackclutchbag(aneveningbag,really),Stevedecidedshewasallright,andJudconcurred.

           Stevedroveherintotown.HestoodwithSurrendraHarduinthelobbyoftheEastRoomandwatchedRacheldriftdowntheaisletowardtheflower-buriedcoffinlikeawraith.

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