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【】toshopforyou,too.” onlygottenhishaircutasshortaspossible,buthehadhaditdyed.she;he.why shrugging,joesaid,”iiredofbeingaens. theyboughthiniiodoalltheshoppingforhisheparedtoherown. hissuit,shethought,shouldbealtered.butagainjoehadbeerestless;hepaidthebillethingelse,julianarealized.ane,andthathat.theyleftthestoreauedtothecar;ithirtyandtheshoppingatleastasfarasjoeonceedwasover. ”youdonttheliakeninalittle”sheaskedjoeashedroveoutintodooraffiyoursuit” ”no.”hisvoice,brusqueandiersonal,startledher. ”uch.”iuldtakesooftheskirtsback.” ”letseatdinner,”hesaid. ”ohgod,”sheexclaid.”iknoidid.nightgowns.” heglaredatherferociously. ”dontyouetogetsonieas”shesaid.”soillbeallfreshand” ”no.”heshookhishead.”fetit.lookforaplacetoeat.” julianasaidinasteadyvoiebignasfrourope,likeeleanorperezortodenver,becauseiveseentheads.aleforanythingless. astheysearanbesideher.betterthiseyhairbeingdo.oney.butijuststgethairdone,shetoldherself. theyfoundalargestatelyhotelindoeddoornan,butaroonuniforaquiarriedalltheirparcelsandluggage,leaviheahoganydoorsandintothelobby. sllshopsoneaanypeople,theactivity.neonsignsindicatedinioelrestaurant,cktaillounge,snackbar,lay.sheuldbarelytakeitallinastheycrossedthelobbyandatlastreachedthereservationdesk. thereore. ilingddleagedan,verygrandtherly,ostfourdollars,edtojulianaagreatdeal,butshepaidforitheehenskippedbacktojoinjoe. leadiheelevatoraothesendfloor,alongtherridorsilentandand.thebellboyunlo,. alllyassheed. ”hoayindenver”sheaskedjoe,hebed.”beforeocheyenne” hedidnotanseinvolvedientsofhissuitcase. ”onedayortookoffhee.”doyouthinkaythree” liftinghisheadjoeansonight.” atfirstshedidnotuand;and.shestaredathiaredbaorethanshehadseeninanyhuninherlifebefore.hedidnotve;heseedparalyzedthere,thesuitcase,hisbodybent. ”after,”headded. sheuldnotthinkofanythingtosay. ”souilesaesortofinstrunt;tuiiff,jerkysteps. aosay,”itstoolatetonight.” ”no.akeaniression,alongdistanall.saythisotheast;onight.buthusiasticabouthisbookodriveuptocheyenneanddrivebackagaintonight,justforaceto” shebrokein,”why” tearsbeganteupintohereyes,andshefoundherselfdoublingupherfists,bsinside,asshehaddoneasanotgoing.idontorro ...