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           MissusTorrance,youstillwithus?"

           "Idon’tknow,"thewanvoiceanswered."Ithinkso."

           "Good.I’llbejustasecond."

           "Comebackasquickasyoucan,"Dannywhispered."Please."

           Hallorannnodded.Hehadtrainedtheheadlamponthedoorandnowheflounderedthroughthesnow,castingalongshadowinfrontofhimself.Hepushedtheequipmentsheddooropenandsteppedin.Thehorseblanketswerestillinthecorner,bytherogueset.Hepickedupfourofthemtheysmelledmustyandoldandthemothscertainlyhadbeenhavingafreelunch-andthenhepaused.

           Oneoftheroguemalletswasgone.

           (Wasthatwhathehitmewith?)

           Well,itdidn’tmatterwhathe’dbeenhitwith,didit?Still,hisfingerswenttothesideofhisfaceandbegantoexplorethehugelumpthere.Sixhundreddollars’worthofdentalworkundoneatasingleblow.Andafterall

           (maybehedidn’thitmewithoneofthose.Maybeonegotlost.Orstolen.Ortookforasouvenir.Afterall)

           itdidn’treallymatter.Noonewasgoingtobeplayingrogueherenextsummer.Oranysummerintheforeseeablefuture.

           No,itdidn’treallymatter,exceptthatlookingattherackedmalletswiththesinglemissingmemberhadakindoffascination.Hefoundhimselfthinkingofthehardwoodenwhack!ofthemalletheadstrikingtheroundwoodenball.Anicesummerysound.

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