第44节

    【】ekadyoftheshoulds,hethought,aletoshareaalhus.”

    thereaninhisrightheanlikekady.

    le,notreallyversedintheen,earound.

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    stillslingatle,shesaidafe.”goingtoprepareyouralyootouchit.”

    s,butshesteppedback,sohiskisstouchedonlyhercheek.”youhavetogonoanythingready,”shesaidhaflutterofherlashes.

    le,sohejustheneforprivacylater.

    uhettohebackofthehousetyfivetablesofdifferentsizessetup,aablehdeliciouslookingfood.lestartedtohebiggesttable,butoneofjuansusinsheldoutachairatasolitarytablesetdeepintheshadeofthebiggesttree.

    thatkadycalledtheenthefive.

    kady,hethought.iendaysshehadarriageproposalsdetokady.didtheythinksheodoaboutthehusbandshealreadyhad

    afteraboutthirtynutes,kadyovedtothebacksotheyuldchoserveherhusband

    ,thentookherhandandkisseditasshestartedtopullthenapkinaway.

    ztfirstleulddolittlerethahenapkin

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    judedeveraux

    revealedbsandfried,butleavingtheheadandtailintact,sothereistakingitwas.

    aslestaredindisbeliefatthenstrosityonhisplate,thepeoplearouolaugh.andlaugh.andlaugh.itwasas

    thoughtheyhadbeen,andnoheirpentuplaughteruldescape.

    sloilingasthoughheshedjustserved:aratforarat,sotospeak.

    itontthatleged.o

    forforcehertostayhereagainstherplishantobehiswife

    iion,hean

    dehitepaside.notterhoanandhiswife.

    aslestrodethroughthepeople,theypartedforhiandtheyuchaslaughingathis.”putdoartlyonherfannythatiglyagainsthisrightear.

    foroedbehindher.”ithoughtyouuldtakeajoke,”shesaidthehouse.”thatsallitwas,a

    joke.dontyouhaveasenseofhur”

    ledidntans.ifhe,shethought,thenfoldedher

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    legend

    aroverherchestanddecidedthatteaswellasone.

    theyhadtraveledforonlynutesbeforekadyrealizede

    assoonassherealizedindstartedaanypeopleoutsideoryandhistherthatshekneenaidsatheritwaswhereshebelonged

    butthen,hereinlegendshehaddeneanyfriends.idaysshedetoknoenandpeeledandchoppedvegetables.theresorroshedidntknoe,andtheyappreciatedabouthoountainsides.

    andthereunderlesrule.”there,”lesaidldlyashedisuhenpulledkadydo.asusual,lehadtakenashortcut,andtheyovearoundthehorsesosheuldseetherock,hegrabbedherhandandpulledher.

    beforeher,grayapartnt,justasshedleftit,therustyflourboxonthefloor.hotheloradosunshihatbrightenedeverythinghere.”goon,”hesaid,givingheralittlepush.”itsyoued,isntit”

    es,”shesaidtentatively,butshedidntve.shelookedbaingonthebackbuer,andididnttakethebreadoutoftheoven.ithiergobad

    judedeveraux

    leputhishandsonhersh

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