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    esaidafteraarryyou,soist”

    hestoppedarryyou,”hesaidsolely.”honoredandpleased.andistanyouries.unlessyouto,thatis,”headded.

    kadyhadntreallythoughtthatfarahead.rightnoeal,abath,andabed,inthatorder.herahisnxastakiofherenergy.

    kadydreatterhouherself,hervoiaoutor.”yes,”,shesaidinatinyvoice.”pardoniuldnthearyou.”

    sheglaredathi”iethingaboutyouxhatitrulydislike.onlystarvationakerryyou.”

    hegaveherasglittlesle.”ybeiuldfindaotakesuresoonesoarryyou.”

    sheignoredhissnidererk,refusingtothinkofightbefallherifshefoundherselfrriedtoanowna

    badgeforntinuousyetodoanythingidontto,ill

    thevoithenanyrryingyouasanee.”

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    kneakingniorfthisthanthereoldherhethoughtshewas

    beautiful,butthathadobviouslyhintounntrollablejust.ashedsaid,heuldhaveforcedherheyhehangingtree,buthehadnt.

    a,vaveofguiltovertookkady.”rriageisveryserious,andyoustknoyhotheverysendiaybesoanisgoingtobefuriousahoughtunly.”eventherriedonesselvessotheyysleepingplaptstofindbecausetheyseduceall”

    kadygrabbedhisar”shutup,asgetthisoverethi.””afteryou,”lesaid,slingatherandpushingthedoorto

    thehopenrs.jordan,”hesaidunderhisbreath.

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    adyaethingnstrigherbreathing.onttofotheceiling,hwas

    nstruloselysetposts.idly,sheentinalexandria,virginia.

    tuingherhead,shelookedabouttheplatheaountain,veryadefuiture,blueurtainsonthewindows.

    abruptly,kadysatupasrycafloodingbacktoher.sheountainsoflorado,andtheyearwas1873.

    forantsheburiedherfaherhandsandreeredallthathadhappehelastfeanshehardlykneedherintoahthatheoftheflohatadoedit.kadyseyeshadwidenedas

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    she

    lookcdattheliliesandrosesaseverynceivablesurface.”theresailingdo

    herdirtyfaaybethefloeaningforiiiintohear,buthedid,abadforthehurtonhisface.

    itreailytohelpherinthisarriage.shededherfriendsthere,janeanddebbie,aolookbeautiful,notisthoughshedspentthenightinaalbin.

    assheheaisle,sheglancedupatle,sahehesunlightglancedoffhisblondhair,andshenearlyranout

    thebahurch.shedanshelovedandnotthisstranger.

    anistereone

    elsesarveledatho.atherthenepanysing.

    shehadntbeenainisterhadstartedtheservice,sosheaoppedit.shetheeyesofeveryohechurher.

    stillholdingherarightlyasthoughifheletgo,shedflee,lehandedkadyhishandkerind,ialihen,afteranfirnglookatle,hentinued.

    soony,kadysaidshewas

    supposedto,soeventually,sheheardthearriedtothisn.bragherself,sheexpectedhiokissher.hehadthatrightnohe

    butledidntkissher.instead,heaeers,tinggoofkadysarand

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    judedeveraux

    afterahildren.

    adallthelaughteroffriends,nooonoticetlixkadydidntsayaword.

    lehelpedherontohishorse,then,stillfendingoffpeltit,”rice,heledtheasttheh,thentookaleftandfolloweda

    deepihelilyne,”lesaid,thefirstarriage”ifthatlovelessyuldb

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