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           Aman.

           BloowhowentbybyMoulang’spipesbearinginhisbreastthesweetsofsin,byWine’santiques,inmemorybearingsweetsinfulwords,byCarroll’sduskybatteredplate,forRaoul.

           Thebootstothem,theminthebar,thembarmaidscame.Forthemunheedinghimhebangedonthecounterhistrayofchatteringchina.And

           —There’syourteas,hesaid.

           MissKennedywithmannerstransposedtheteatraydowntoanupturnedlithiacrate,safefromeyes,low.

           —Whatisit?loudbootsunmannerlyasked.

           —Findout,missDouceretorted,leavingherspyingpoint.

           —Yourbeau,isit?

           Ahaughtybronzereplied:

           —I’llcomplaintoMrsdeMasseyonyouifIhearanymoreofyourimpertinentinsolence.

           —Imperthnthnthnthnthn,bootssnoutsniffedrudely,asheretreatedasshethreatenedashehadcome.

           Bloom.

           OnherflowerfrowningmissDoucesaid:

           —Mostaggravatingthatyoungbratis.Ifhedoesn’tconducthimselfI’llwringhisearforhimayardlong.

           Ladylikeinexquisitecontrast.

           —Takenonotice,missKennedyrejoined.

           Shepouredinateacuptea,thenbackintheteapottea.Theycoweredundertheirreefofcounter,waitingonfootstools,cratesupturned,waitingfortheirteastodraw.Theypawedtheirblouses,bothofblacksatin,twoandnineayard,waitingfortheirteastodraw,andtwoandseven.

           Yes,bronzefromanear,bygoldfromafar,heardsteelfromanear,hoofsringfromafar,andheardsteelhoofsringhoofringsteel.

           —AmIawfullysunburnt?

           Missbronzeunblousedherneck.

           —No,saidmissKennedy.Itgetsbrownafter.