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           "MybrotherPetediedofaburstappendixin1912,backwhenTaftwasPresident.Petewasjustfourteen,andhecouldhitabaseballfartherthananykidintown.Inthosedaysyoudidn’tneedtotakeacourseincollegetostudydeath,hot-spice,orwhatevertheycallit.Inthosedaysitcameintothehouseandsaidhowdyandsometimesittooksupperwithyouandsometimesyoucouldfeelitbiteyourass."

           ThistimeNormadidn’tcorrecthim;insteadshenoddedsilently.

           Louisstoodup,stretched."Ihavetogo,"hesaid."Bigdaytomorrow."

           "Yes,themerry-go-roundstartsforyoutomorrow,don’tit?"Judsaid,alsostanding.JudsawNormawasalsotryingtogetupandgaveherahand.Sherosewithagrimace.

           "Badtonight,isit?"Louisasked.

           "Notsobad,"shesaid.

           "Putsomeheatonitwhenyougotobed."

           "Iwill,"Normasaid."Ialwaysdo.AndLouis...don’tfretaboutEllie.She’llbetoobusygettingtoknowhernewfriendsthisfalltoworrymuchaboutthatoldplace.Maybesomedayallofem’llgoupandrepaintsomeofthesigns,orpullweeds,orplantflowers.Sometimestheydo,whenthenotiontakesthem.Andshe’llfeelbetteraboutit.She’llstarttogetthatnoddingacquaintance."

           Notifmywifehasanythingtosayaboutit.

           "Comeonovertomorrownightandtellmehowitwentupatthecollege,ifyougetthechance,"Judsaid."I’llwhupyouatcribbage.

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