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           ItoccurredtohimthattheI’msorryIwassuchabitchstatement,whilebynomeansastandard,wasnotexactlysomethinghe’dneverheardbeforeeither.ItusuallycameafterRachelhadgottenherway.

           Gage,meanwhile,hadtoddledunsteadilyovertothefrontdoorandwaslookingoutthelowestpaneofglassattheemptyroad."Bus,"hesaid,hitchingnonchalantlyathissaggingdiapers."Ellie-bus."

           "He’sgrowingupfast,"Louissaid.

           Rachelnodded."Toofasttosuitme,Ithink."

           "Waituntilhe’soutofdiapers,"Louissaid."Thenhecanstop."

           Shelaughed,anditwasallrightbetweenthemagaincompletelyallright.Shestoodback,madeaminuteadjustmenttohistie,andlookedhimupanddowncritically.

           "DoIpassmuster,Sarge?"heasked.

           "Youlookverynice."

           "Yeah,Iknow.ButdoIlooklikeaheartsurgeon?Atwo-hundred-thousand-dollar-a-yearman?"

           "No,justoldLouCreed,"shesaidandgiggled."Therock-and-rollanimal."

           Louisglancedathiswatch."Therock-and-rollanimalhasgottoputonhisboogieshoesandgo,"hesaid.

           "Areyounervous?"

           "Yeah,alittle."

           "Don’tbe,"shesaid.

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