第66节
【】oldherabouttheloonshehaddohedeerhe
haddohursdaynight,andthequailshehaddonefridaynight.he
gaiualkingaboutthelorshehadusedandtheeffectshe
hadsought,gotcaughtupientandsatisfa.hisfacewas
hanafootfroachelsthee,buthesawno
vent.
theylefte
fbagofsandpatientstandingin
liookadeepbreath,toldhielfthatheinarushto
getahope,andasfrayedashethoughthe
heyreachedthefrontoftheline.heuallyin
theddleofpayinghought.”perollsfordun
andfaith”hopessurprisedsleheanswerheneeded.he
boughtadozen.
jaightdosdrahe
hillsbhjob,andthereoreofrachelsodo,buthe
barelylastediudiofortinutes.forohing,there
david,thefolloessage,her
ht
selfthereandleavingthegirlsalone.
santhahadgonebaafterlunch,soithope,
sofahabook.herpresence
th.hesprahisheadbadslept
foranhour.ched,thenhadadistincturge
tove.
”issanthastillinherrooheasked,sittingup.
ssorsyes.
”onthephone””no.sheskingherselfbeautiful.”itwassaid
thathechided,”youllbedoingit,too,before
long.togoforalosedherbook.
jaanthaseforah
us””ijustyhair,”shecalledout.
”youuldstille.”
”takehope.illstayhere.”jackstoodatherdoorforanother
nute.asdifficultasshees,hereallydidher
along.thereethingaboutthethreeoftheeingtogetherthat
seedreiortantafterthegrandthersvisit.heily,
dait,hedid.helikedbeinghhisdaughters.theyfilledup
theetinessoferies,dehisliferefull.
thereethingaboutsanthasproeingthatnight.it
ilestohingtorkit,edto
sohoakeupforrachelssingit.
”areyousure”hecalledafinalti.
”positive,”sheyelled.
fearihingsitgo.
hehadbroughthishikingbootsfrohecitythethursdaybefore.he
hadntsihedivorce,buttheyfeltgoodonhisfeet.he
puterandsnaabak,slippediton,ah
hope.
shehadteorarilytradedherluckybootsforhikingbootsofherown,
andagoodthingitoween
spreadihey
clied,atotherstheyraight.hesunbrokethrough
theoverheadboughs,ittouchedthebuttheairreinedol,
parti.jackfelttheanticipation
ofit,heardthecresdoingrushofeintosight,
hedisveredituch,speky
bedintieredades.
theystoppedabyitsside,sayingnothing,justgthe
bubblingplayandlisteningtotheflow.
eofyear.byfall,
itsonlyatrickle.”sheledhicrhplankedbridgeandon
throughafragranteueadoperature
jued.”seedunssheep”sheasked.
theygrazedinrandolustersinthesun.itof
lor,hthedeepgreenofliveoaksianceblangto
thenehespringgrass,interspersedhpatchesofred
poppyandyellohesheep,htheirgrayeatsand
theirbrouzzles,payiheedastheycrossed
thetopoftheadow.
theyntihroughoakanddroneonnopathjackuldsee,
buthopeseedtoknoogo,aaclip.bythe
tithelandtippedanderged.itwas
evenerhere.astheyshirtand
tieditaroundhisovedhigher,intoastandofpines,
andbeyondthose,theworldsuddenlygapedopen.
theyitsoquicklythatheprepared.”wow”hope
slantedhiknoile.”isntit””illsay.”theywere
higherthahought,lookingintothebellyoftheyonover
thetopsofpinesandfirs.justasspeularhesuessionof
ridgesbeyond.thoseredistaheo,edh
fog.
jackhadtakenhisdaughterstoirorethanondthose
ethingelse.rachelkne
breathtakingant.
theysatonthegroundlookingout,legscrossed,drinkingbottled
un”
heasked.
shechoedonanut.”uhhuh.hloveit.youlookoutandthe
keepsgoing.”jacklookedout,andthekeep
going.theodidthat.
buttherehesenseofendlessfingersofgrachyh
pine,ilesdoheast.
irhavethat.youuldcloseyoureyesaend,
butite.thelose.here,itwaseasier
tobreathe,ineveryseheword.
heglahope,abouttosaythat,thenstopped.she,too,was
lookingout,butherbr”hereyesflew
tohis,theuedtothevieinutebefore,quietly,
shesaid,”doyouthinkhereagain”hisinsides
shifted.ittheknottingheusedtofeel,thatter.
thisethinghigher,sothingrecloselytiedtohisheart.
”itothinkso.”
”butyoudontknow.”
”noneofusdo.”
”ifshedies””shesnotabouttodothat.”
”aforyears”tendaysbefore,hewould
havedehepossibility.fivedaysbefore,hewouldhavedenied
it.butthedoctorshadtakenracheloutofintensivecarealed
herintularroosheheendofhersend
atoseweek.
everythingelseseedtobehealingbutherhead.hergcssre
hadntbudged.
still,inaaforyearstheygrasp
theiraning.
hopepionebyooher
uth.shetookadri
...
haddohursdaynight,andthequailshehaddonefridaynight.he
gaiualkingaboutthelorshehadusedandtheeffectshe
hadsought,gotcaughtupientandsatisfa.hisfacewas
hanafootfroachelsthee,buthesawno
vent.
theylefte
fbagofsandpatientstandingin
liookadeepbreath,toldhielfthatheinarushto
getahope,andasfrayedashethoughthe
heyreachedthefrontoftheline.heuallyin
theddleofpayinghought.”perollsfordun
andfaith”hopessurprisedsleheanswerheneeded.he
boughtadozen.
jaightdosdrahe
hillsbhjob,andthereoreofrachelsodo,buthe
barelylastediudiofortinutes.forohing,there
david,thefolloessage,her
ht
selfthereandleavingthegirlsalone.
santhahadgonebaafterlunch,soithope,
sofahabook.herpresence
th.hesprahisheadbadslept
foranhour.ched,thenhadadistincturge
tove.
”issanthastillinherrooheasked,sittingup.
ssorsyes.
”onthephone””no.sheskingherselfbeautiful.”itwassaid
thathechided,”youllbedoingit,too,before
long.togoforalosedherbook.
jaanthaseforah
us””ijustyhair,”shecalledout.
”youuldstille.”
”takehope.illstayhere.”jackstoodatherdoorforanother
nute.asdifficultasshees,hereallydidher
along.thereethingaboutthethreeoftheeingtogetherthat
seedreiortantafterthegrandthersvisit.heily,
dait,hedid.helikedbeinghhisdaughters.theyfilledup
theetinessoferies,dehisliferefull.
thereethingaboutsanthasproeingthatnight.it
ilestohingtorkit,edto
sohoakeupforrachelssingit.
”areyousure”hecalledafinalti.
”positive,”sheyelled.
fearihingsitgo.
hehadbroughthishikingbootsfrohecitythethursdaybefore.he
hadntsihedivorce,buttheyfeltgoodonhisfeet.he
puterandsnaabak,slippediton,ah
hope.
shehadteorarilytradedherluckybootsforhikingbootsofherown,
andagoodthingitoween
spreadihey
clied,atotherstheyraight.hesunbrokethrough
theoverheadboughs,ittouchedthebuttheairreinedol,
parti.jackfelttheanticipation
ofit,heardthecresdoingrushofeintosight,
hedisveredituch,speky
bedintieredades.
theystoppedabyitsside,sayingnothing,justgthe
bubblingplayandlisteningtotheflow.
eofyear.byfall,
itsonlyatrickle.”sheledhicrhplankedbridgeandon
throughafragranteueadoperature
jued.”seedunssheep”sheasked.
theygrazedinrandolustersinthesun.itof
lor,hthedeepgreenofliveoaksianceblangto
thenehespringgrass,interspersedhpatchesofred
poppyandyellohesheep,htheirgrayeatsand
theirbrouzzles,payiheedastheycrossed
thetopoftheadow.
theyntihroughoakanddroneonnopathjackuldsee,
buthopeseedtoknoogo,aaclip.bythe
tithelandtippedanderged.itwas
evenerhere.astheyshirtand
tieditaroundhisovedhigher,intoastandofpines,
andbeyondthose,theworldsuddenlygapedopen.
theyitsoquicklythatheprepared.”wow”hope
slantedhiknoile.”isntit””illsay.”theywere
higherthahought,lookingintothebellyoftheyonover
thetopsofpinesandfirs.justasspeularhesuessionof
ridgesbeyond.thoseredistaheo,edh
fog.
jackhadtakenhisdaughterstoirorethanondthose
ethingelse.rachelkne
breathtakingant.
theysatonthegroundlookingout,legscrossed,drinkingbottled
un”
heasked.
shechoedonanut.”uhhuh.hloveit.youlookoutandthe
keepsgoing.”jacklookedout,andthekeep
going.theodidthat.
buttherehesenseofendlessfingersofgrachyh
pine,ilesdoheast.
irhavethat.youuldcloseyoureyesaend,
butite.thelose.here,itwaseasier
tobreathe,ineveryseheword.
heglahope,abouttosaythat,thenstopped.she,too,was
lookingout,butherbr”hereyesflew
tohis,theuedtothevieinutebefore,quietly,
shesaid,”doyouthinkhereagain”hisinsides
shifted.ittheknottingheusedtofeel,thatter.
thisethinghigher,sothingrecloselytiedtohisheart.
”itothinkso.”
”butyoudontknow.”
”noneofusdo.”
”ifshedies””shesnotabouttodothat.”
”aforyears”tendaysbefore,hewould
havedehepossibility.fivedaysbefore,hewouldhavedenied
it.butthedoctorshadtakenracheloutofintensivecarealed
herintularroosheheendofhersend
atoseweek.
everythingelseseedtobehealingbutherhead.hergcssre
hadntbudged.
still,inaaforyearstheygrasp
theiraning.
hopepionebyooher
uth.shetookadri
...