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           —Andfour.

           Atfourshe.WinsomelysheonBloohimwhomsmiled.Bloosmiquigo.Ternoon.Thinkyou’retheonlypebbleonthebeach?Doesthattoall.

           Formen.

           Indrowsysilencegoldbentonherpage.

           Fromthesaloonacallcame,longindying.Thatwasatuningforkthetunerhadthatheforgotthathenowstruck.Acallagain.Thathenowpoisedthatitnowthrobbed.Youhear?Itthrobbed,pure,purer,softlyandsoftlier,itsbuzzingprongs.Longerindyingcall.

           Patpaidfordiner’spopcorkedbottle:andovertumbler,trayandpopcorkedbottleerehewenthewhispered,baldandbothered,withmissDouce.

           —Thebrightstarsfade...

           Avoicelesssongsangfromwithin,singing:

           —...themornisbreaking.

           Aduodeneofbirdnoteschirrupedbrighttrebleanswerundersensitivehands.Brightlythekeys,alltwinkling,linked,allharpsichording,calledtoavoicetosingthestrainofdewymorn,ofyouth,oflove’sleavetaking,life’s,love’smorn.

           —Thedewdropspearl...

           Lenehan’slipsoverthecounterlispedalowwhistleofdecoy.

           —Butlookthisway,hesaid,roseofCastile.

           Jinglejauntedbythecurbandstopped.

           Sheroseandclosedherreading,roseofCastile:fretted,forlorn,dreamilyrose.

           —Didshefallorwasshepushed?heaskedher.

           Sheanswered,slighting:

           —Asknoquestionsandyou’llhearnolies.

           Likelady,ladylike.

           BlazesBoylan’ssmarttanshoescreakedonthebarfloorwherehestrode.Yes,goldfromanearbybronzefromafar.Lenehanheardandknewandhailedhim:

           —Seetheconqueringherocomes.

           Betweenthecarandwindow,warilywalking,wentBloom,unconqueredhero.