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           Sheputthesuitcasedown."Myclothes,"shesaid."I’mgoingwithyou.CanI?Okay?"

           "What?"Isaid.Ialmostfelloverwhenshesaidthat.IsweartoGodIdid.IgotsortofdizzyandIthoughtIwasgoingtopassoutorsomethingagain.

           "ItookthemdownthebackelevatorsoCharlenewouldn’tseeme.Itisn’theavy.AllIhaveinitistwodressesandmymoccasinsandmyunderwearandsocksandsomeotherthings.Feelit.Itisn’theavy.Feelitonce...Can’tIgowithyou?Holden?Can’tI?Please."

           "No.Shutup."

           IthoughtIwasgoingtopassoutcold.ImeanIdidn’tmeantotellhertoshutupandall,butIthoughtIwasgoingtopassoutagain.

           "Whycan’tI?Please,Holden!Iwon’tdoanything—I’lljustgowithyou,that’sall!Iwon’teventakemyclotheswithmeifyoudon’twantmeto—I’lljusttakemy—"

           "Youcan’ttakeanything.Becauseyou’renotgoing.I’mgoingalone.Soshutup."

           "Please,Holden.Pleaseletmego.I’llbevery,very,very—Youwon’teven—"

           "You’renotgoing.Now,shutup!Gimmethatbag,"Isaid.Itookthebagoffher.Iwasalmostallsettohither,IthoughtIwasgoingtosmackherforasecond.Ireallydid.

           Shestartedtocry.