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           Eitherway,shehadturnedtohermotherforcomfort,andDorywastheretogiveit,minglinghertearswithherdaughter’s.IrwinGoldmanstoodbehindthem,hishandonRachel’sshoulder,andlookedwithsicklytriumphacrosstheroomatLouis.

           Elliecirculatedwithasilvertrayloadedwithcanapes,littlerollswithafeatheredtoothpickpokedthrougheachone.HerpictureofGagewastuckedfirmlyunderherarm.

           Louisreceivedcondolences.Henoddedandthankedthecondolers.Andifhiseyesseemeddistant,hismanneralittlecold,peoplesupposedhewasthinkingofthepast,oftheaccident,oftheGagelesslifeahead;none(perhapsnotevenJud)wouldhavesuspectedthatLouishadbeguntothinkaboutthestrategiesofgraverobbing...onlyinanacademicway,ofcourse;itwasnotthatheintendedtodoanything.Itwasonlyawaytokeephismindoccupied.

           Itwasnotasifheintendedtodoanything.

           LouisstoppedattheOrringtonCornerStore,boughttwosix-packsofcoldbeer,andcalledaheadtoNapoli’sforapepperoni-and-mushroompizza.

           "Wanttogivemeanameonthat,sir?"

           OztheGwestandTewwible,Louisthought.

           "LouCreed."

           "Okay,Lou,we’rerealbusy,soit’llbemaybeforty-fiveminutesthatokayforyou?"

           "Sure,"Louissaidandhungup.

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