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【】l,oogotoapublictelephoheattendanttookdoberoocallandlisteoeveryion.oftehereatall,andthephonekedup.
eatfouroteaandbisihadbeenknotosyathizee,sho,orybejustsayheeetakeotionalstrain,ashisvoicealtogethersteady.
eantteproposalie,hearriageisforyoungpeopleonlyperhapsishockedyouybluntproposal”
“oh,no,notatall.ithinkitperfearry.andiurenyehoughiaratefultoyouandflatteredbyyourproposal,iaoundbyavoadetolatehusbandthatiains.ylife.”
hiskindfayhandinhisandsaidreluustrespeainfaithfultoyourhusband.ihaveal.heyhandaftergivingitagentlesqueeze.
theaontpassed.ihadnotcaused.hutolosefacebyaflatrefusal.thattheeseway.
afterhisproposal,.huntiovisitfroitoti.heedhisoldpraeohathehadbeenrehabilitatedaoredtohisforrpositionasassistantnagerandefullprodu.
“ire.thereissouedsuddenlytohaveshedtenyearsofhisage.
in1980,tosaygoodbye.heeatohoughtallalongthatiyoldageinsnlandratherthalingdoadefalyinnativeuntry.
tohavereaanattheageofsixtyoodinspiteofaoing.
ihadunlockedthefrontdoorandboundingupthestairs.ilookedatthek.dadeinutesearly.
“youareearlytoday,”isaidtohidoor.
“ihavesothiotheroole.“iybegoingtobeijingioodistantfuture.”
“indeed.haveyoubeenofferedajob”iaskedhi
“.butiyhavea.
“eaandapieceoftoast”iasked,asikneayshungry.
“sotoastebackeatall.iherhehadeatenbreakfast,butididnotask.
takingabookfroisbag,dadeasked,“doyouthinkudythistoday”
thebookilypostsetiquette.“ostudythatthesofthisbookareofoaese.”
“notuheatstationedabroad,”hesaid.
“isee.isthatyourexgifthatsthecase,ngratulations”
ayiarrivedandrightatertoday”sheaskedanxiously.“areyoustillsoreallover”
“thankyou,ayiilotbetter.”
she.dadeasked,“haveyoubeenill”
“ianonabicydnearlyrunoverbyabus.ithoughtyouknewalready,”isaid.
dadebehindeveryunpleasantthingthathappenstoyou”
“no,idontthinkyouarebehiu.dadeedforthefirsttisinceihadkno.“butidothinkyouareinthekrustsyou.”
“youdontuand.youthinkpeoplearefreeagents.theyarenot.andtheenandbadn.inanynotapiee.oftenithinkyouarekihananybodyihaveknoyoother.doyouthinkieooknockyoudohabicydhaveyourunoverbyabus”dadesaidthisinaoneofvoice.
“goodnessyouhavegoifyoutold,thatsbad.itdo,,ifyourusted,”isaidsarally.
dadeasked,“areyousureitjustanact”
“thestreetpty.hedidnthavetohit.hoontghthavebeenial.”
“thehinguldhavebeenanact,”dadeargued.
“no,ihaveseenthesanbefore.theoldthenhadapofblackhairandabrightloredbilesaddle.”
froadesexpression,ithoughthekneanoation,hesaid,“tleadvice”
“fireay.
“doyourealizetherearepeopleinpositionsofpoakethehinkyoudespisethethey.ptforthendjusttakeiteasysotis”
“hoakeiteasy”iaskeddade.
“don
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eatfouroteaandbisihadbeenknotosyathizee,sho,orybejustsayheeetakeotionalstrain,ashisvoicealtogethersteady.
eantteproposalie,hearriageisforyoungpeopleonlyperhapsishockedyouybluntproposal”
“oh,no,notatall.ithinkitperfearry.andiurenyehoughiaratefultoyouandflatteredbyyourproposal,iaoundbyavoadetolatehusbandthatiains.ylife.”
hiskindfayhandinhisandsaidreluustrespeainfaithfultoyourhusband.ihaveal.heyhandaftergivingitagentlesqueeze.
theaontpassed.ihadnotcaused.hutolosefacebyaflatrefusal.thattheeseway.
afterhisproposal,.huntiovisitfroitoti.heedhisoldpraeohathehadbeenrehabilitatedaoredtohisforrpositionasassistantnagerandefullprodu.
“ire.thereissouedsuddenlytohaveshedtenyearsofhisage.
in1980,tosaygoodbye.heeatohoughtallalongthatiyoldageinsnlandratherthalingdoadefalyinnativeuntry.
tohavereaanattheageofsixtyoodinspiteofaoing.
ihadunlockedthefrontdoorandboundingupthestairs.ilookedatthek.dadeinutesearly.
“youareearlytoday,”isaidtohidoor.
“ihavesothiotheroole.“iybegoingtobeijingioodistantfuture.”
“indeed.haveyoubeenofferedajob”iaskedhi
“.butiyhavea.
“eaandapieceoftoast”iasked,asikneayshungry.
“sotoastebackeatall.iherhehadeatenbreakfast,butididnotask.
takingabookfroisbag,dadeasked,“doyouthinkudythistoday”
thebookilypostsetiquette.“ostudythatthesofthisbookareofoaese.”
“notuheatstationedabroad,”hesaid.
“isee.isthatyourexgifthatsthecase,ngratulations”
ayiarrivedandrightatertoday”sheaskedanxiously.“areyoustillsoreallover”
“thankyou,ayiilotbetter.”
she.dadeasked,“haveyoubeenill”
“ianonabicydnearlyrunoverbyabus.ithoughtyouknewalready,”isaid.
dadebehindeveryunpleasantthingthathappenstoyou”
“no,idontthinkyouarebehiu.dadeedforthefirsttisinceihadkno.“butidothinkyouareinthekrustsyou.”
“youdontuand.youthinkpeoplearefreeagents.theyarenot.andtheenandbadn.inanynotapiee.oftenithinkyouarekihananybodyihaveknoyoother.doyouthinkieooknockyoudohabicydhaveyourunoverbyabus”dadesaidthisinaoneofvoice.
“goodnessyouhavegoifyoutold,thatsbad.itdo,,ifyourusted,”isaidsarally.
dadeasked,“areyousureitjustanact”
“thestreetpty.hedidnthavetohit.hoontghthavebeenial.”
“thehinguldhavebeenanact,”dadeargued.
“no,ihaveseenthesanbefore.theoldthenhadapofblackhairandabrightloredbilesaddle.”
froadesexpression,ithoughthekneanoation,hesaid,“tleadvice”
“fireay.
“doyourealizetherearepeopleinpositionsofpoakethehinkyoudespisethethey.ptforthendjusttakeiteasysotis”
“hoakeiteasy”iaskeddade.
“don
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