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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    6:47 pm
    @@@@@ "Eddie?" She sounded truculent, more than
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    "Eddie?" She sounded truculent, more than ready to
    get into it if I wanted to
    "I'm not dragging my checkbook into anything," I
    said, carefully listening to each wordThey came
    out all right"I'm just saying
    that my face at your father's bedside would not be
    likely to speed his recovery For a moment the
    anger - the fury - almost added that I hadn't seen
    his face at mine, eitherOnce more I managed to
    stop the words, but by then I was sweating"What will
    you do for Christmas, Eddie?"
    121
    Paint the sunset, I thought
    "I believe that if I'm a good boy, I may be
    invited to Christmas dinner with Jack Cantori and
    his family," I said, believing no such thing
    "Jack's the young fellow who works for meAre you still
    forgetting things?"
    "I don't know, I can't remember," I said
    "Laughter's the best medicineI read it in
    Reader's Digest
    "What about your arm? Are you still having phantom
    sensations?"
    "Nope," I lied, "that's pretty well stoppedThen: "Eddie?"
    "Still here," I saidAnd with dark red half-moons
    in the palms of my hands, from clenching my fists
    There was a long pauseThe phone lines no longer
    hiss and crackle as they did when I was a kid, but
    I could hear all the miles sighing gently between
    usIt sounded like the Gulf when the tide is out
    Then she said, "I'm sorry things turned out this
    way
    122
    "I am, too," I said, and when she hung up, I
    picked up one of my bigger shells and came very
    close to heaving it through the screen of the TV
    Instead, I limped across the room, opened the door,
    and chucked it across the deserted roadI didn't
    hate Pam - not really - but I seemed to still hate
    somethingMaybe that other life
    vii
    ifsogirl88 to EFree19
    9:05 AM
    December 23
    Dear Daddy, The docs aren't saying a lot but I'm
    not getting a real good vibe about Grampy's
    surgeryOf course that might only be Mom, she
    goes in to visit Grampa every day, takes Nana and
    tries to stay "upbeat" but you know how she is,
    not the silver lining t
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    6:51 pm
    @@@@@ “Did you expect us to just give up,
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    “Did you expect us to just give up, Wanderer?” Jeb's voice was stern and more serious than I
    had ever heard it before“We have a stronger survival instinct than thatOf course we want to
    find a way to get our minds backIt could be any one of us somedaySo many people we love
    are already lostIt nearly kills Doc each time he fails–you've seen thatBut this is our reality,
    WandaWe are about to be extinctWe're trying to find
    ways to save ourselves
    For the first time, Jeb spoke to me as if I were a soul and not a humanI had a sense that the
    distinction had always been clear to him, thoughHe was just a courteous monster
    I couldn't deny the truth of what he was saying, or the sense of itThe shock had worn off, and
    I was myself againIt was in my nature to be fair
    Some few of these humans could see my side of things; Ian, at leastThen I, too, could consider
    their perspectiveThey were monsters, but maybe monsters who were justified in what they
    were doing
    Of course they would think violence was the answerThey wouldn't be able to imagine any
    other solutionCould I blame them that their genetic programming restricted their
    problem-solving abilities in this way?
    I cleared my throat, but my voice was still hoarse with disuse“Hacking up babies won't save
    anyone, Jeb
    He was quiet for a moment“We can't tell your young from your old
    “Your kind don't spare our babi
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    6:54 pm
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    "Yeah Red had a vague recollection
    "Well, I always used to see her around his house, and she was just a kid, I never paid any attention to herBut then one time a couple of months before I came into the Army, I went over to his house and he wasn't in, and I noticed herYou know, she'd sort of grown upSo I asked her replica omega to go for a walk with me, and we sat in the park and talked, and"I could talk to her about a lot of things, and I don't know, we just sat there on a park bench, and I told her I wanted to be a sports writer, and she said she wanted to design dresses, and I started laughing until I realized she was serious, and we talked a long time about what we wanted to do with ourselves He swallowed his beer
    "A lot of people were walking chanel logo earrings past us," Wyman said, "and we started playing a game, you know guessing how old they were and what they did for a living, and she would try to guess whether they were happy or notAnd then we started analyzing all our friends, and we talked a lot"And then you asked her, 'What do ya think of me?' "
    Wyman looked at him with surprise"How'd you know?"
    "Ah, I just guessed Red was remembering the park at the end of the main street omega ladies watch in the company townFor a moment, he could see Agnes's face again, and the sound of his voice, "You know I don't believe in God He felt wistful, and then smiled to himselfThat evening had had a beauty which he had never felt in exactly the same way again"What was it, summer time?" he asked Wyman
    "Yeah, early in the summerIt happens to all the fuggin kids, he thought, and they all think it's something specialWyman probably had vintage hermes been a shy kid, and he could see him talking in the park, telling a girl things he had never been able to say to anyone elseAnd of course the girl would have been like him"I know what you mean, kid," he said
    "You know she told me she loved me," Wyman said defiantly, as if he expected Red to laugh"We were really going steady after that night
    "Wha'd your mother say?"
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    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    6:55 pm
    @@@@@"By the time he won," MrsButler said, in
    @@@@@"By the time he won," MrsButler said, in neat
    conclusion, "he was so drunk that he thought it made sense to go take
    a
    look at hisprizeThey say he didn't even know where he was going
    until he got there, because he won most of the sailors' rum ration
    playing dice
    "What did he do when he sobered up?"
    Scarlett wanted to know"Oh, my dear, he never didHe died only
    ten
    days after the ship made landfallBut in the meantime he had
    wagered
    some other gambler at dice and won a girl-one of the indentured
    servants from the ship-and, since later she turned out to be carrying
    his child, there was a sort of postfacto wedding at his grave marker,
    and her son became one of my great-great-grandfathers
    "He was rather a gamester himself, wasn't he?" Rhett askedIt truly ran in the familyButler continued along
    the family treeScarlett glanced at Rhett oftenHow many surprises
    were there in this man she hardly knew? She'd never seen him so
    relaxed and happy and totally at homeI never made a home for him,
    she realizedHe never even liked the houseIt was mine, done the
    way I wanted, a present from him, not his at allScarlett wanted to
    break in on Miss Eleanor's stories, to tell Rhett that she was sorry for
    the past, that she'd make up for all her mistakes
    He was content, enjoying himself and his mother's ramblingsShe
    mustn't break this moodThe candles in their tall silver holders were
    reflected in the polish of the mahogany table and in the pupils of
    Rhett's gleaming black eyesThey bathed the table and the three of
    them in a warm, still light, making an island of soft brilliance in the
    shadows of the long roomThe world outside was closed off by the
    thick folds of curtains at the windows and by the intimacy of the small
    candlelit islandEleanor Butler's voice was gentle, Rhett's laughter a
    quiet, encouraging chuckleLove made an airy yet unbreakable web
    between mother and sonScarlett had a sudden consuming yearning
    to be
    enclosed in that webThen Rhett said, "Tell Scarlett about Cousin
    Townsend, Mama," and she was safe in the warmth of the candlelight,
    included in the happiness that ringed the tab
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    6:47 pm
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    “Now,” said Holland, sitting up in the seat, straightening his back and shouldersHe picked up
    the limousine telephone, punched two numbers and spoke“Drop us off in Vienna, pleaseAnd
    when you’ve done that, go find a Chinese restaurant and bring us back the best they’ve got
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    Holland proved to be half rightThe first hearing of Panov’s session under the serum was
    agonizing to listen to, the voice devastating, the emotional content blurring the information,
    especially for anyone who knew the psychiatristThe second hearing, however, produced
    instantaneous concentration, engendered without question by the very pain they heardThere was
    no time to indulge in chanel logo personal feelings; the information was suddenly everythingBoth men began
    taking copious notes on legal pads, frequently stopping and replaying numerous sections for clarity
    and understandingThe third hearing refined the salient points further; by the end of the fourth,
    both Alex and Peter Holland had thirty to forty pages of notes apieceThey spent an additional hour
    in silence, each going over his own analysis
    “Are you omega watches prices ready?” asked the CIA’s director from the couch, a pencil in his hand
    “Sure,” said Conklin, seated at the desk with his various electronic equipment, the tape machine
    at his elbow
    “Any opening remarks?”
    “Yes,” replied Alex“Ninety-nine point forty-four percent of what we listened to gives us
    nothing, except to tell us what a terrific prober this Walsh isHe hopscotched around picking up
    cues faster than I could find them, and I chanel earrings wasn’t exactly an amateur when it came to interrogations
    “Agreed,” said Holland“I wasn’t so bad either, especially with a blunt instrument
    “Better than that, but that doesn’t concern usWhat he pulled out of Mo does—again with a
    ‘but It’s not in Panov’s recapturing what he revealed because we have to assume he revealed
    almost everything I told himInstead, it’s in what he repeated having heard Conklin separated
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    Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
    6:46 pm
    @@@@@Like Sherwin- Williams Paint, they cover
    @@@@@Like Sherwin-
    Williams Paint, they cover the earthThey're the
    ones doing the squabbling, but they squabble with
    each other, not herHer only mention in the old
    man's multiple wills had to do with this piece of
    Duma Key, which was carefully marked off by two
    surveying companies, one just before World War II
    229
    and one just afterThis is all a matter of public
    recordAnd do you know what, amigo?"
    I shook my head
    "Miss Eastlake thinks that's exactly what her old
    man wanted to happenAnd, having cast my lawyerly
    eye over copies of the wills, so do I
    "Who pays the taxes?"
    He looked surprised, then laughed"I enjoy you
    more and more, vato
    "My other life," I reminded himI was already
    liking the sound of that other-life thingThen you'll appreciate this," he saidAll three of John Eastlake's last
    wills and testaments contained identical clauses
    setting up a trust fund to pay the taxesThe
    original investment company administering the
    trust has been absorbed since then - in fact the
    absorbing company has been absorbed-"
    "It's the way America does business," I saidIn any case, the fund has never
    been in danger of going broke and the taxes are
    paid like clockwork every year
    "Money talks, bullshit walks
    230
    "It's the truth He stood up, put his hands in
    the small of his back, and twisted it"Would you
    like to come up to the house and meet the boss?
    She should be arising from her nap just about now
    She has her problems, but even at eighty-five
    she's quite the babe
    This wasn't the time to tell him I thought I
    already had met her - briefly - courtesy of my
    answering machineWhen the hilarity
    subsides"Walk down tomorrow afternoon, if you
    like I held out my hand
    againHe shook it again, looking at the stump of
    my right arm as he did s
    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    6:52 pm
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    “I'll be right back
    The second she was out the door, I slid off the mattressThe paper crackled, freezing me in
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    waterMaybe it would take the Healer just as longMaybe the cool, pure water was far away
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    I ripped the pack off my shoulders and wrenched the drawstrings openI started with the
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    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    6:55 pm
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    "You want to see me, sir?" It was Hearn entering his tent
    Cummings turned around slowly, and looked at him"Yes, sit down, I want to talk chanel ceramic watch to you His voice had been cold and evenWith Hearn before him, his anger became incisive, controllable, an instrument of his actionsWith great deliberation he lit a cigarette, his hands steady now, and exhaled it leisurely"It's been a long time since we've had a little talk, Robert
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    Saturday, December 25th, 2010
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    But she couldn't say that, her aunts would have a fit"I'd just love
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    Friday, December 24th, 2010
    6:47 pm
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    “So lovely to hear that term again
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    “What could I do?” screamed Gates“I was ruined!”
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    “Again?” asked the judge
    “What?”
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    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    263
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    Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
    6:47 pm
    @@@@@It makes no logical sense, but there it
    @@@@@It makes no
    logical sense, but there it isDiana calls on a
    wavelength to which only the tottering mind is
    attunedNow that it's in its last quarter, she'll
    323
    start sleeping through againWhich means I can
    start sleeping through again
    "If I were you, Edgar, I'd sleep on this gallery
    thing, and for more than one nightYou've been a busy bee, but I doubt if
    you have enough pictures yet to-"
    There was a tiled pillar behind himHe staggered
    back against itIf it hadn't been there, I'm
    pretty sure he would have gone downThe effects
    of the bourbon were wearing off a little, but
    there was enough of that hyper-reality left for me
    to see what happened to his eyes when he lost his
    equilibriumThe right one looked down, as if to
    check out his shoes, while the bloodshot and weepy
    left one rolled up in its socket until the iris
    was no more than an arcI had time to think that
    what I was seeing was surely impossible, eyes
    couldn't go in two completely different directions
    like thatAnd that was probably true for people
    who were healthyThen Wireman started to slide"Wireman? Wireman!"
    He gave his head a shake, then looked at meEyes
    front and all accounted forThe left one was
    324
    glistening and bloodshot, that was allHe took
    out his hankie and wiped his cheek
    "I've heard of putting other people to sleep with
    a boring line of quack, but oneself? That's
    ridiculous
    "You weren't dozing offI don't know
    what you were
    "Don't be seely, dollink," Wireman said
    "No, your eyes got all funny
    "That's called going to sleep, muchacho He gave
    me one of his patented Wireman looks: head cocked,
    eyebrows raised, corners of the mouth dimpled in
    the beginnings of a smileBut I thought he knew
    exactly what I was talking about
    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
    6:59 pm
    @@@@@Also, I'd inherited a lot of things from
    @@@@@Also, I'd inherited a lot of things from Petals Open to the Moon, and not all of them
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    I'd inherited a great deal of grief for Cloud SpinnerI missed the mother I'd never known and
    mourned for her suffering nowPerhaps there could be no joy on this planet without an equal
    weight of pain to balance it out on some unknown scale
    I'd inherited unexpected limitationsI was used to a body that was strong and fast and tall–a
    body that could run for miles, go without food and water, lift heavy weights, and reach high
    shelvesThis body was weak–and not just physicallyThis body seized up with crippling shyness
    every time I was unsure of myself, which seemed to be often these days
    I'd inherited a different role in the human communityPeople carried things for me now and let
    me pass first into a roomThey gave me the easiest chores and then, half the time, took the
    work right out of my hands anywayWorse than that, I needed the helpMy muscles were soft
    and not used to laborI tired easily, and my attempts to hide that fooled no oneI probably
    couldn't have run a mile without stopping
    There was more to this easy treatment than just my physical weakness, thoughI was used to a
    pretty face, but one that people were able to look at with fear, mistrust, even hatredMy new
    face defied such emotions
    People touched my cheeks often, or put their fingers under my chin, holding my face up to see it
    betterI was frequently patted on my head (which was in easy reach, since I was shorter than
    everyone but the children), and my hair was stroked so regularly that I stopped noticing when it
    happenedThose who had never accepted me before did this as often as my friendsEven
    Lucina put up only a token resistance when her children began following me like two adoring
    puppiesFreedom, in particular, crawled onto my lap at every opportunity, burrowing his face in
    my hairIsaiah was too big for such displays of affection, but he liked to hold my hand–just the
    same size as his–while chattering excitedly with me about Spiders and Dragons, soccer and
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    Sunday, December 19th, 2010
    10:00 pm
    @@@@@He only knew that it was forbidden, and was
    @@@@@He only knew that it was forbidden, and was irritated that he could not remember the explanationWilson's suffering had affected Goldstein oddly; slowly, keeping pace with his exhaustion, it had entered his own bodyWhen Wilson screamed, Goldstein felt a twinge; if the litter lurched abruptly, Goldstein's stomach plummeted as if he were dropping in an elevatorAnd every time Wilson pleaded for water Goldstein was thirsty againEach time he opened his canteen he felt a sense of guilt, and he would do without water for hours, rather than provoke WilsonIt seemed that no matter how delirious Wilson might become he would always notice when they took out their canteensWilson was a burden they could not leaveGoldstein felt as if he would be carrying him forever; he could not think of anything elseThe limits of his senses were confined to his own body, the litter, and Ridges's backHe did not look at the yellow hills or wonder how far they had to goInfrequently, Goldstein would think of his wife and child with a sense of disbeliefThey were so far awayIf he had been told at that moment that they had died, he would have shruggedWilson was the only reality
    "Men, Ah'll give ya anythin' Wilson's voice had changed, become almost shrillHe would talk in long spates, droning on and on, his voice singsonging almost unrecognizably"Jus' name it, men, Ah'll give it ya, any ol' thing, y' want some goddam money Ah'll give ya hundid poun' you jus' set me down, gimme drinkJus' gimme it, men, tha's all Ah ask
    They stopped for a longer halt, and Goldstein lunged away and fell forward on his face, lying motionless for several minutesRidges stared dully at him, then at Wilson"What you want, some water?"
    "Yeah, gimme that, gimme some waterHis short powerful body seemed to have condensed in the last two daysHis big slack mouth hung openHis back had shortened and his arms become longer, his head bent over at a smaller angle to his ch
    Saturday, December 18th, 2010
    6:54 pm
    @@@@@"Time after time I had to bind my breasts
    @@@@@"Time after time I had to bind my breasts and suffer agonies while
    the milk dried up, all to be a lady and keep my figureI'm going to
    nurse this baby, have her close to meI'll feed her and make her
    strong and see her grow
    When the baby found her nipple the first time and nursed greedily with
    a tiny wrinkle of concentration on her brow, Scarlett smiled down at
    her with triumph"You're a Momma's girl, all right, hungry as a wolf
    and fixed on getting what you want The baby was baptized in
    Scarlett's bedroom, because Scarlett was too weak to walkFather
    Flynn stood near the Viceregal bed where she was propped up against
    lace-trimmed pillows holding the baby in her arms until she had to
    give
    her over to Colum, who was godfather; Kathleen and MrsFitzpatrick
    were godmothersThe baby wore an embroidered linen gown, thin
    from
    washings, that had been worn by hundreds of O 'Hara babies for
    generation after generationShe was named Katie Colum O 'Hara
    She
    waved her arms and kicked her legs when the water touched her, but
    she
    didn't cryKathleen wore her best blue frock with a lace collar,
    although she should have been in mourningOld Katie Scarlett was
    deadHowever, everyone agreed that Scarlett should not be told until
    she was strongerRosaleen Fitzpatrick watched Father Flynn from
    hawk-like eyes, poised to snatch the baby if he faltered for a
    second
    She'd been speechless for a long minute after Scarlett asked her to
    serve as godmother
    "How did you guess how I feel about this baby?" she asked when her
    voice returned"I didn't," said Scarlett, "but I know I wouldn't have
    a baby if you hadn't stopped that monster woman from killing herI
    remember a good bit about that night Colum took Katie from Father
    Flynn when the ceremony was over and put her in Scarlett's
    outstretched
    handsThen he poured a tot of whiskey for the priest and the
    godparents and made a toast: "To the health and happiness of mother
    and
    child, The O 'Hara and the newest of the O'Haras
    After that, he escorted the doddering saintly old man to Kennedy's bar
    where he bought a few rounds for all there in honor of the occasion
    He hoped against hope that it would stop the rumors that were already
    flying all over County MeathJoe O 'Neill, the blacksmith, had
    cowered in a corner of Ballyhara's kitchen until daylight, then
    scuttled to his smithy to drink himself brave
    "Though Saint Patrick himself would have needed more than all the
    prayers at his beckoning on that night," he told anyone who would
    listen, and there were m
    Friday, December 17th, 2010
    6:54 pm
    @@@@@ Uncle Jeb's voice was still relaxed, but
    @@@@@ Uncle Jeb's voice was still relaxed, but the long rifle was gripped tightly
    in his hands now, and the barrels were pointed at Kyle's backKyle was frozen just steps from
    me; his machete hung motionless in the air above his shoulder
    “Jeb,” the brother said, horrified, “what are you doing?”
    “Step away from the girl, Kyle
    Kyle turned his back to us, whirling on Jeb in fury“It's not agirl, Jeb!”
    Jeb shrugged; the gun stayed steady in his hands, pointed at Kyle“There are things to be
    discussed
    “The doctor might be able to learn something from it,” a female voice offered gruffly
    I cringed at the words, hearing in them my worst fearsWhen Jeb had called me his niece just
    now, I'd foolishly let a spark of hope flame to life–perhaps there would be pityI'd been stupid
    to think that, even for a secondDeath would be the only pity I could hope for from these
    creatures
    I looked at the woman who'd spoken, surprised to see that she was as old as Jeb, maybe older
    Her hair was dark gray rather than white, which is why I hadn't noticed her age beforeHer face
    was a mass of wrinkles, all of them turning down into angry linesBut there was something
    familiar about the features behind the lines
    Melanie made the connection between this ancient face and another, smoother face in her
    memory
    “Aunt Maggie? You're here? How? Is Sharon –” The words were all Melanie, but they gushed
    from my mouth, and I was unable to stop themSharing for so long in the desert had made her
    stronger, or me weakerOr maybe it was just that I was concentrating on which direction the
    deathblow was going to fall fromI was bracing for our murder, and she was having a family
    reunion
    Melanie got only halfway through her surprised exclamationThe much-aged woman named
    Maggie lunged forward with a speed that belied her brittle exteriorShe didn't raise the hand
    that held the black crowbarThat was the hand I was watching, so I didn't see her free hand
    swing out to slap me hard across the face
    My head snapped back and then forward
    Saturday, December 11th, 2010
    7:25 pm
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    "Yahh, you ugly bastard!" Jack screamed"Fuck ya
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    The gun again rose with the recoilOnce again,
    Wireman let itThe alligator thumped down on its
    side, belly exposed, the stubs of its legs
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    and earth in clotsWhen the muzzle came back
    level, Wireman pulled the trigger again, and the
    center of the thing's belly seemed to disintegrate
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    All at once the ragged, flattened circle in which
    it lay was mostly red instead of green
    I looked for the heron
    Wireman got up, and I saw he was shakingHe
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    within the radius of the still-whipping tail - and
    pumped two more rounds into itThe tail gave a
    final convulsive whack against the ground, the
    body a final jerk, and then it was still
    He turned to Jack and held up the automatic in a
    shaking hand"One
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    McMurtry, two thousand-sixMostly what added the
    weight to the basket was the ammoI tossed in all
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    Jack walked over to him, embraced him, then kissed
    him on both cheeks"I'll carry that basket to
    Cleveland if you want, and never say a word
    "At least you won't have to carry the gucci for women gun,"
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    Friday, December 10th, 2010
    6:58 pm
    @@@@@She either sat in gloomy silence, wrapt in
    @@@@@She either sat in gloomy silence, wrapt
    in such gravity as nothing could subdue, no curiosity touch, no wit
    amuse; or allowing the attentions of MrYates, was talking with forced
    gaiety to him alone, and ridiculing the acting of the others
    For a day or two after the affront was given, Henry Crawford had
    endeavoured to do it away by the usual attack of gallantry and compliment,
    but he had not cared enough about it to persevere against
    a few repulses; and becoming soon too busy with his play to have
    time for more than one flirtation, he grew indifferent to the quarrel,
    or rather thought it a lucky occurrence, as quietly putting an end to
    what might ere long have raised expectations in more than MrsShe was not pleased to see Julia excluded from the play, and
    sitting by disregarded; but as it was not a matter which really involved
    her happiness, as Henry must be the best judge of his own,
    and as he did assure her, with a most persuasive smile, that neither
    he nor Julia had ever had a serious thought of each other, she could
    only renew her former caution as to the elder sister, entreat him not
    to risk his tranquillity by too much admiration there, and then gladly
    take her share in anything that brought cheerfulness to the young
    people in general, and that did so particularly promote the pleasure
    of the two so dear to her
    “I rather wonder Julia is not in love with Henry,” was her observation
    to Mary
    “I dare say she is,” replied Mary coldly“I imagine both sisters are
    141
    Jane Austen
    “Both! no, no, that must not beDo not give him a hint of itRushworth!”
    “You had better tell Miss Bertram to think of MrIt
    may do her some goodRushworth’s property
    and independence, and wish them in other hands; but I never think
    of himA man might represent the county with such an estate; a
    man might escape a profession and represent the county
    “I dare say he will be in parliament soonWhen Sir Thomas comes,
    I dare say he will be in for some borough, but there has been nobody
    to put him in the way of doing anything yet
    “Sir Thomas is to achieve many mighty things when he comes
    home,” said Mary, after a pause“Do you remember Hawkins
    Browne’s ‘Address to Tobacco,’ in imitation of Pope?—
    Blest leaf! whose aromatic gales dispense
    To Templars modesty, to Parsons sense
    I will parody them—
    Blest Knight! whose dictatorial looks dispense
    To Children affluence, to Rushworth sense
    Will not that do, MrsGrant? Everything seems to depend upon Sir
    Thomas’s return
    “You will find his consequence very just and reasonable when you
    see him in his family, I assure youI do not think we do so well
    without himHe has a fine dignified manner, which suits the head
    of such a house, and keeps everybody in their placeLady Bertram
    seems more of a cipher now than when he is at home; and nobody
    else can keep MrsBut, Mary, do not fancy that
    Maria Bertram cares for Henr
    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
    7:01 pm
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    “The bigger the bait, the bigger the fish,” completed Jason, interrupting“A long time back you
    told me that Carlos’s ‘spine’ was as big as his head, which had to be swollen all out of proportion
    for him to be in the business he’s inThat was true then and it’s true nowIf we can get any one of
    these high mulberry bag government profiles to send a message to him—namely, to come after me, kill me—he’ll
    jump at itDo you know why?”
    “I just told you
    “Sure, that’s part of it, but there’s something elseIt’s the respect that’s eluded Carlos for more
    than twenty years, starting with Moscow cutting him loose and telling him to get lostHe’s made
    millions, but his clients have mainly been the crud of the earthFor all the fear he’s chanel jewelry engendered he
    still remains a punk psychopathNo legends have been built around him, only contempt, and at this
    stage it’s got to be driving him close to the edgeThe fact that he’s coming after me to settle a
    thirteen-year-old score supports what I’m sayingI’m vital to him—his killing me is vital—
    because I was the product of our covert operationsThat’s who he wants to show up, show that he’s
    better than all cartier must 21 of us put together
    “It could also be because he still thinks you can identify him
    “I thought that at first, too, but after thirteen years and nothing from me—well, I had to think
    again
    “So you moved into Mo Panov’s territory and came up with a psychiatric profile
    “It’s a free country
    “Compared with most, yes, but where’s all this leading us?”
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    62
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    “That’s hardly an answer
    “Nothing can be false or faked,” insisted Bourne, leaning forward in the armchair, his elbows on
    his bare knees, his hands clasped“Carlos would find the contrivance; it’s the first thing he’ll look
    forOur Medusans have to be genuine and genuinely panicked
    “They’re both, I told you that
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    Monday, December 6th, 2010
    7:15 pm
    @@@@@I just think of him as Lord FentonNo one my
    @@@@@I just think of him as Lord FentonNo one my circle of friends
    is important enough to address him any otbú way, except 'Milord' or
    'Lord Fenton' or 'Fenton"Ne's terribly grandAnd so
    outrageously attractive
    Scarlett made no comment aloudPrivately she thought looked like he
    needed taking down a peg or twoReturning from the kill on
    Saturday,
    Fenton walked his alongside Scarlett'sShe was glad she was on half
    Moon; it put almost at eye level"Good morning," said Fenton,
    touching the of his top hat"I understand we're neighbors, Mistress
    O'haralike to call and pay my respects, if I may
    "That would be very pleasantWhere is your place?" Fenton raised
    his
    thick black eyebrowson the opposite side of the
    Boyne, Adamstown Scarlett was glad she hadn't knownObviously
    he'd
    her to"I know Adamstown well," she said, "I have
    some
    cousins who are tenants of yours
    "Indeed? I've never known my tenants' namesteeth
    were
    brilliantly white
    "It is quite charming, that American - dor about your humble origins
    It was mentioned in London, so you see it's serving your purposes
    very
    well he touched crop to his hat and moved offThe nerve of the
    man!
    And the bad manners-he didn't even tell me his nameAs if he was
    sure
    I must have asked someoneOh, I do wish I hadn't! When she got
    home
    she told
    Saturday, December 4th, 2010
    6:49 pm
    @@@@@Jeb's eyes flickered to my hands and back
    @@@@@Jeb's eyes flickered to my
    hands and back to my face
    “I wasn't in on the decision,” I murmured“I was still in a hibernation tank in deep space when
    that happened
    Jamie blinked again in surpriseMy answer was nothing he'd expected, and I could see him
    struggling with some new emotionI glanced at Jeb; his eyes were bright with curiosity
    The same curiosity, though more wary, won out with Jamie“Where were you coming from?”
    he asked
    In spite of myself, I smiled at his unwilling interest
    “What was –” he started to ask, but he was interrupted by another question
    “What the hell?” Jared shouted at us, frozen with fury in the act of rounding the corner at the
    end of the tunnel“Damn it, Jeb! We agreed not to –”
    Jamie wrenched himself upright“Jeb didn't bring me here
    Jeb sighed and got slowly to his feetAs he did so, the gun rolled from his lap onto the floorIt
    stopped only a few inches from meI scooted away, uncomfortable
    Jared had a different reactionHe lunged toward me, closing the length of the hallway in a few
    running stridesI cowered into the wall and covered my face with my armsPeeking around my
    elbow, I watched him jerk the gun up from the floor
    “Are you trying to get us killed?” he almost screamed at Jeb, shoving the gun into the old man's
    chest
    “Calm down, Jared,” Jeb said in a tired voiceHe took the gun in one hand“She wouldn't
    touch this thing if I left it down here alone with her all nigh
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