第7节

    【】diditright.

    andanyhothediffiebafortheirloveofthatstirsone.spaooors;ifthatisnttheoldestyeaingofnkind,ourfihopeflory.y,afterall,dayinanddayout.theyareletsfaceitorientals.yellobecausetheyholdthepoany;bedoneeshavenquered,anditsquitedifferent.

    ”esbuilding,sir,”thebing.heslowed,now.

    tohielf,r.tagostohetelephone,hisieation,hadniers,supintohisnd,anongthehighplacedpersonagesresidinginthebayarea.

    fouryearsago,lylightedsendhandbookshopongeary.hisneighbstoressoldusedfuiture,orhardrobberiesandsotisrapetookplapeitai,thejapanesehigherups.allstoreonyn,ajoritohu.tall,slender,ohadgivenchildanhisfirstinklingofightbedoneerdise.

    ”ialleajorhuhadexplained.hehadspeireafteoonsearagazihestore.inhisldvoianyerialantiques.selfdidnotknoagazinesdealingselves.itplleg;norationalexplanationuldeverbegiven.andhighpritors.

    ”iple,”thejorhadsaid.”doyoukbyhorrorsofy.

    sear,eaarddepigadifferenthorror.

    ”adearfriendofhejoneon,”llectshorrorsofoneyforthatpartiard.”

    ”fliphildanhadsaidsuddenly.

    ”sir”

    ”.thereailsideoneaard.”hehadbeenabouteightyearsold.”eachofushadapaards.ood,ther.eachofusdroppedacardsothatitflippedintheair.theboyhtheheadsideup,thesidehthepiards.”hoorecallthosegooddays,thoseearlyhappydaysofhischildhood.

    nsidering,jorhuhadsaid,”ihaveheardfrienddisyopinionthathedoesnotknohesetuallytouse.”

    eventually,thejorsfriendhadshoan,alsoaretiredoffiperialar,hadbeenfasated.

    ”bottlehildanhadexclaidhoutwaing.

    thejapanesehadblinkedunprehendingly.

    ”lkbottles.askids.theroundtopsthatgavethenaofthedairy.theresthavebeenthousandsofdairiesiedstates.eaeprintedaspecialtop.”

    theofficerseyeshadgliille,sir”

    naturally,childandidnot.but...probablyitthedaysbeforetheilkhadeinglassbottlesratherthanthroeboardcartons.

    andso,bystages,hehadgottenintothebusiness.othershadopenedsilarplaces,takingadvaheevergroeria....butchildanhadalhisedge.

    ”yourfare,”theeditation,”isadollar,sir.”hehadunloadedthebagsanding.

    absentndedly,o;atleast,pointofvieanyjapanese...buthestillhaddiffir.tagostan,skingaphilippinecigar.

    aandingbeforethenippontisbuilding,,ind,theirtastes

    butthenhadtobejapaions,ads.hereeredoollegneeripatentdiesofthe1900s.

    therestofas.throughthehighdoorsofthenippontisbuildingnandenhurried,allofthetion.aglanple,irregularflatstones...

    hesakwhohad

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