第57节

    【】oueortherknowandwell

    inakesureyouhavethefunds.ithinkrunniisrethanenoughforyoutohandle.youdoostarttryingto

    1,,eabookkeeperasused,helookedupatlikteggs,andillhaherestofit.”

    atthatntkadykorletitdie.ifshestartedafight,shekneadelicrbelievesheshouldbeapartoarriedtory

    quietly,shehadleftgregorysoffidokeddihatnightjustasalarkaboutherstigteggs.isthathethoughtofherokingthatshewasaneggfryer

    afterdinnershedisssedthefouryounghekit,andsheedupherself.therehiertodissipateahanatoackofdirtypotstoscrub.

    sheonlygoodfeggs,e,”hesaidoly.

    again,kadykhatjaneood,orsheuldaeptthisanyouloved,eent.”dontyoutokno”sheshetedhertone.

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    dunednpu13uclibrares

    judedeveraux

    butgregoryjustsled.”ifidont,doigetlabelediiven”

    kadysled,too.”itgetsbrandedonyourforehead.””inthatcase,tell.butfirst,uldihaveohosethings

    afterhandinghihebreadpuddingssheddethatnight,shetoldhiboutherideaforteaethingonanationalscale.atleast.iethingona

    personallevel.just,oeoonaakingfoia,butsothingforenilies.””isee.andondays,herestaurant

    isandlotsofequipnt.””and”

    kadydreilingatherasthoughshearoundhershoulders.”ithinkthatistheideaiveeverheard.hoesinthroughthefrontdoorisastranger,”shesaid,incredulous.”ithinkalkaboutthislatersoupset.”

    kadyvedoutfronderhisar”youdontanstrangers,youanthieves,dontyouyouthinkallpoorpeoplearethieves.youedeverypersoninlegend.”

    itekadyhadsaidthenaaloudioreleasesothing

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    legend

    insideher.llapsingontoastool,sheputherheadinherhandsaocry.

    saroundherandheldher,she.”ofurseyouusetherestaurantforeshyouyouvebeenagstrangelyforaupleofweeks

    noylifeseeto

    havenoaningordire.””ethinghappehatidontkno”

    hothatsotis,ablueeyedfacegrinnedbackatherho,hedidntuandherself

    eyoue,spenda

    upleofdaysinbedebacktuesdayandyoullbeanewperson.”

    rest,shethought,thatsexactlyineed.”yes,”shesaidto

    gregory,thenstoodashekissedbothhercheeks.”ithinkie.”

    hehelpedhergatherherthings,thehefrontdooropenforher,buthedidntoffertoent,andhedidntsayhedebyandeihavetoebaandhisther,butshestaedthatthoughtdotlerest.afeandshedbefine.

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    utkadydidduringthosetent,sheseedtobeetisitfeltasthoughbeingaroundgregoryandhistherdraiheenergyoutofher.

    eventhoughitoing,shedecidedtoentedhinlegend.

    shetookashoes;shedreaps.ybeifsheakese.

    butasthehourspassedandthepagesaaybeitaily.

    thesuncaup,aioe,buttoward

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    legend

    dingshefellasleep,andasaledoftheveiledn.itedreanotso

    uight,sheuldnotreachhishand.

    issedthepeopleoflegend.notjustle,buteveryoheydefeeliortant,”shesaidaloud.”theydefeel

    usefulandasthoughiwasneeded.”

    shetriedhardnottopareherlifethentowh

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