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Chapter 75

           Lasttimeyouugly!Nowyoupretty!"

           Marioburstsintoecstaticapplauseandpronouncesvictoriously:"See?Paintingworking!"

           Isay,"DoyoustillwantmetohelpyouwithyourEnglish,Ketut?"

           HetellsmeIcanstarthelpinghimrightnowandhopsupnimbly,gnome-like.Heboundsintohislittlehouseandcomesbackwithapileoflettershe’sreceivedfromabroadoverthelastfewyears(sohedoeshaveanaddress!).Heasksmetoreadthelettersaloudtohim;hecanunderstandEnglishwell,butcan’treadmuch.I’mhissecretaryalready.I’mamedicineman’ssecretary.Thisisfabulous.Thelettersarefromartcollectorsoverseas,frompeoplewhohavesomehowmanagedtoacquirehisfamousmagicdrawingsandmagicpaintings.OneletterisfromacollectorinAustralia,praisingKetutforhispaintingskills,saying,"Howcanyoubesoclevertopaintwithsuchdetail?"Ketutanswerstome,likegivingdictation:"BecauseIpracticemany,manyyears."

           Whenthelettersarefinished,heupdatesmeonhislifeoverthelastfewyears.Somechangeshaveoccurred.Nowhehasawife,forinstance.Hepointsacrossthecourtyardataheavysetwomanwho’sbeenstandingintheshadowofherkitchendoor,glaringatmelikeshe’snotsureifsheshouldshootme,orpoisonmefirstandthenshootme.LasttimeIwashere,Ketuthadsadlyshownmephotographsofhiswifewhohadrecentlydied-abeautifuloldBalinesewomanwhoseemedbrightandchildlikeevenatheradvancedage.Iwaveacrossthecourtyardtothenewwife,whobacksawayintoherkitchen.

           "Goodwoman,"Ketutproclaimstowardthekitchenshadows.

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