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【】hase.roehhistory.longsinceobliterated.” ”thinkingreofh.gring,”paulsaid,sloelikeiesofassortedfantastiausesfleshtocra.” ”lies,”childansaid. ”not. theyhadfiheirdrinks,aorefill. ”lotofhotbloodstirredupinpolitiussion.”paulsaid.”everyialtokeephead.” ”yes,”arystability.” ”periodafterdeathofleaderiddleiled.”likeoldstudentdays.” roberttheeyesofhishost.ade.inafoolishandloudnnerhehadarguedpolitics;hehadbeenrudeinhisdisagreeing,andonlytheadroittactofhishosthadsufficedtosavetheevening.houchihavetolea,childanthought.theyresogracefulandpolite.anditheebarbarian.itistrue. foratiheedhielfent.istfolloself.agreealways. yetinapaniybledbythedrink.andfatigueandnervousness.idoitiedbayhoisalreadytoolate.hefeltdespair. betty,haviuedfrohekitoreseatedherselfontheylonging;thatatallsts.aealaglan.alloyth;thetruth,there. istdivertthoughts.fiopiadeoutabookonaloeakcabi. ”iseeyourereadingthegrasshopperliesheavy,”hesaid.”ihearitonnylips,butpressureofbusinesspreveoayabyslignorance.”hetuedthepages. ”notastery,”paulsaid.”onntrary,iingforffipossiblyhingenreofscefi.” ”ohno,”bettydisagreed.”nosit.infuture.scefidealsise.” ”but,”paulsaid,”itdealsyinsistenylife;ierelytheearlydaysofthewar.” ”isee,”robertchildansaid,hpoliteness. ”edstore,iuldhappilydropitoffatlunchti.”hebettyntinued,”youandi,robert,uldeatlunchtogether,onthatoasion.” ”thankyou,”robertsaid.itensfashioaurants.heandthisstylishdeighplaodishness.perhapsthatasellersareterribletrash.this,hoered. bettysaid,”sttrue.averagetastereallydeplorable.” ”asinsieriple.robert,areyoufondofsaybunkjohnsonandkidoryandthelikeearlydixielandjazzihavererdlibraryofoldsu,inalgererdings.” robertsaid,”afraidiknousiark.”ipreferusic,thetilessclassifavorofhehonkytonksandbistrosofthenegroquarter ”perhapsifiplayseletheroobutbettygavehiated,shrugged. ”dinneralstready,”shesaid. retuing,paulonself.alittlesulkily,robertthought,herred,”jazzfroeostauthentiusiefrourope,suchasyenglishstyleluteballads.” ”thisisperpetualarguilingatrobert.”idonotsharehisloveinaljazz.” stillholdingthepyofthegrasshopperliesheavy,robertsaid,”sortofalteatepresehisbookdescribe” betty,afterant,said,”oneinanyandjapanlostthewar.” they. ”titoeat,”bettysaid,slidingtoherfeet.”pleasee,tanbusinessn.”shecajoledrobertandpaultothediningtable,alreadyseteribonenapkinrings.thesilver,too,eri.thecupsandsaucersiration. theplateseri.theyappearedtobejapanese;heuldnottell,itbeingbeyondhisfield. ”thatisiriporcelain.”paulsaid,perceivinghisi.”frorita.nsideredafirstplat.japan.” theyseatedtheelves. ”ffee”bettyaskedrobert. ”yes,”hesaid.”thanks.” ”toeal,”shesaid,goingtogettheservingcart. soontheyealdeliekindo ...