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第78节

    tuedhisbaselfacigarette.”,lazily.

    ”hedathirteenyearsago.”heslippedtheshapedtendrilsintotheirpapersheath,tbandforefihenliatdlitup.”youenjoyedyourselftonight,didntyou”

    ”oh,yes”

    ”idliketotakeyoutoallthedances.”

    ”thankyou.”

    hefellsilentagain,skingquietlyandlookingbaberallreantofthetubesputteredbetan.

    sighing,ggietuedfroheonvista,andhehelpedhertotheeggiehadfoundherselfaverygoodlookingboyfriend.herbrothersforboretotease,fortheylovedherandlikedhiloyed;errendationthanthatexisted.atheartreentojudgehiyhislaoreseleptionthatheyouraveragestoselves.

    itbeedratherseosendhiledooveintoohesllguesthousesoutbehindthebighouse.

    bythistiggiethoughtabouthigreatdeal,andnotasdisparaginglyasshehadatfirst,alparinghiofatherralph.theoldsoreiledsoeuth,iledthus,thatfatherralphsvividblueeyeshadhadadistantstillothentortebaillionpiecesofsilver,anditrankled.ifhehadhephrasethatnightbytheboreheadsheeant.

    andherhandsit,shehoughtthatifshedidntseehigainshebledbeorourke,alastairoreofthedistrivedhertheesortofeyes,theyethiherattrahaderbasisthanthat.

    theytalkedalot,butalepolititoreadthisorthatbooksilybeostiingandirritatingofall,henevereviissheloalkaboutttersfaradealeadingstatentheoreiersonalels.

    lukeoneillelyhardself.hehadbeenboinaily,histheranbutoltentaronjaggedenthrivedonitsopposite,anthersloveofindustrynoonehadeverbotheredtofindout.ashegretarboytoshedhand,runningdotothethatheleaedtoskirt,pitobinsreadyfortheattentionoftheoney,

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