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           Mysteryguest,signinplease,hethoughtandcameveryclosetogoingoffintocacklesofbright,hystericallaughter.

           ItwasMissy’swoeful,heartbrokeneyesthatdrovethelaughteraway.

           "Missy,wouldyousignthebook?"heaskedher,andbecausesomethingelseseemedtobeneeded,headded,"ForRachel."

           "Ofcourse,"shesaid."PoorLouisandpoorRachel."AndsuddenlyLouisknewwhatshewasgoingtosaynext,andforsomereasonhedreadedit;yetitwascoming,unavoidable,likeablackbulletofalargecaliberfromakiller’sgun,andheknewthathewouldbestruckoverandoverbythisbulletinthenextinterminableninetyminutes,andthenagainintheafternoon,whilethewoundsofthemorningwerestilltricklingblood:

           "ThankGodhedidn’tsuffer,Louis.Atleastitwasquick."

           Yes,itwasquick,allright,hethoughtaboutsayingtoherah,howthatwouldshatterherfacealloveragain,andhefeltaviciousurgetodoit,tosimplyspraythewordsintoherface.Itwasquick,nodoubtaboutthat,that’swhythecoffin’sclosed,nothingcouldhavebeendoneaboutGageevenifRachelandIapprovedofdressingupdeadrelativesintheirbestlikedepartmentstoremannequinsandrougingandpowderingandpaintingtheirfaces.Itwasquick,Missy-my-dear,oneminutehewasthereontheroadandthenextminutehewaslyinginit,butwaydownbytheRingers"house.

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