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【】iftosay:itdoesnorlsoon,justgiveitti.aer,ethingtosaytothisstranger,ggiesdaughter;atall,skinnyyounggirllyaloofboy. ”frank,thisisrvelous,”saidcardinalralph,shakinghiythehand,thentuingtofeehhisleftbroeaverygoodidea.” thetogether,andthatatall.fraher.buthedidntkheandanyofit,noruldhetellthefthepain,theloneliness,fiveheonlyoeredother,andshehadhoughtthere,chattingaticeaseandkingaspecialpointofincludingfrankihering. ”bob,iveanttoaskyoueversinceiarrivedillionsofburronaryarabbit.””therabbitsarealldead,”bobanswered. ”dead” ”thatsright,froothihingtodiscusshludefrank. atitetothedise”saidbobtartly;hoouldfrankknow ”happehecardinalaskedquickly. ”theyearbeforelastthealprogranviatosisvirus.atfirstitdidntseeospreadtooentalihingtodoillionsandllionseversiisseeafepsallovertheirfaarvelouspieatosis,evenore.” ity. ”sssayasbosandhydrogenbos.iknohadtobedoelynecessary, anditsprobablytheostunsungjorstifihievent.butitsterrifying,too.” danehadbeenfolloheionclosely.”biological.isitexactly,ralph” ”theapapaldiplotayofitisthatistkeepabreastofansxotosis.breedingageringonlyonekindoflivingbeing.” quiteunselfhesignofthecross,andleanedbackagainstralphdebricassartskerpray,hadntiling. thateventuallyfrankofitinthedalifeatallaleother.quietlyandinnspiintothehersons;nordidsheenuragehiainsoofthevitalityofotherdays.forithadallgone;shehadknoonthelookedatheronthegillystationplatforsostsheulddoforhikehishappyaspossible,andsurelytheodothatoaeptthenohealwaysfrank. there,nordidhe,sofeeputhiopotterieadgardehinpea,begantouandthatthethreatfraorepresenttotheiropty. nothingotherfeltforhiitdidnttterportantthinghedadeherhappy.hedidntintrudeupontheirlives,heoreoolessthanaleagain;hoeverydayplyadifferentkindofsorronotbeingabletoseehitall.theterriblegriefofhavingtoan.usthaveenduredagoniesbeyondherigination. onedayafterfrankhadbeenhoaboutsixnths,ggieothersittinglookingthroughthebigethinginhercalyarrangedfatggieshandsuptoherheart. ”oh,shesaidhelplessly. feelookedather,shookherheadandsled.”itdoesnttter,ggie,”shesaid. ”ifonlythereethingiulddo” ”thereis.justcarryontheverygrateful.youvebeeanally.” six 19541965dane ”other,”ivedecidedgoingtodo.””ithoughtitsatsydneyuy,isntthatright” ”oh,thataredherringtolullyouintoafalsesenseo ...