atspeedintotheuntryoftheredbuttesandthelittlean,andfinallythenoseoftheengine,andthensheshiftedastheroadschedleftandthetraindisappearedintoatunnel”ihadit,”shehadsaid”butiteificangetitagain”hehadlookedatthechelinpandsaid,”notforawhile””illletitgothenandbedtherebedsteeplyandhefeltthecaracceptitandthencatherineshiftagainhappilyasitflattenedthesteepgradelater,anuscriptandthegirl
catheriingatbreakfastontheterracethereecheckedclothonthetablesheworeheroldgrauduroistripedshirtfreshuchfaded,neks,andespadrilles”hello,”shesaid”iuldntsleeplate”
”youlooklovely””thankyouifeellovely””thoseslacks””ihadtheadeinnicebyagoodtailoraretheyallright””theyreveryintotown”
”nottoinddoyou”
”notatalltheylookrighttheyjustlookedsoreased”afterbreakfastansshirtandfoundhisespadrillescatherineputonabluelinenshirthanopenllarandaheavyelinenskirt””
itoreitalianthanfrench,said,”ionsieur”
”idontbelongtothesyndicate,”davidsaid”ileaveittoyoutwo””perhapsentonnsieur,”nsieurjeansaid”incaseanythinggoeswrongbutnsieurjeanbeganeirrorandbandscissorsliftingandsnippingthenoing,”theiffeursaid”ifyoudontbelievethat,nsieur,iunderstandbutthisisasiortanttoasyourtieristoyouhesteppedbaorerapidlyandfinallytuedtheirrorallonecatherineheld”doyouitcutthatheears”sheaskedtheiffeur”asyoulikeicankeitredegageifyouakeittrulyfair””iitfair,”catherinesaid
hesled”daandihavespokenofitbutisaiditstbensieursdecision””nsieurgavehisdecision,”catherinesaid
”hoonsieursayhetobe”
”asfairasyoucankeit,”shesaid
”dontsaythat,”nsieurjeansaid”yousttell””asfairaspearls,”plentyoftis”
davidhadeoverandpoopoosdeuppleaseeoverheretothebasinsitforocatherine,”andputthisclothacrossyourforehead””butitisntevenreallyaboyshaircut,”catherinesaid”ieditthehingsgoingwrong”ituldntbereaboyshairustbelieve
heythickshaoohtheacridodor
pooedandrinsedagainandagainitlookedtodavidasthoughithadnolorandtheertunnelledthroughitshopalenesstheiffeurputatoandrubbeditsoftlyheit
”dontbedesperate,da,”hesaid”yourbeauty””iaesperateandthereisntanybeauty”
hedriedherheadgentlyandthenkeptthetobeditforward”noch,”hesaid
astheairdrovethroughherhairitdadrabtoasilverynortheshiningfaiessastheovedthroughittheycheditchange”youshouldnthavedespaired,”nsieurjeansaid,notsayingdaandthenreering”daeditfair””itsbetterthanthepearls,”shesaid”youreagreatnandierrible”thenherubbedhishandstogetherethingfrojar”illjusttouchitiledatcatherineveryhappilyandpassedhishandslightlyoverherheadirrorherfacehadneverbeensodarkandherhairhebarkofayoungebirchtree”ilikeitsouch”
shelookedintherrorasthoughshehadneverseenthegirlshe”noustdonsieur,”theiffeursaid”doesnsieurhecutitsverynservativebutitsalsosportif””theonth”
”pleasekeitthesaasne,”catherinesaid
”butshorter,”davidsaid
8o
”nopleasejustthesa
fortable
”arentyougoingtolethiightenit”
”noiraclesforoneday”
”justalittle”
davidlookedatcatherineandthenathisoirrorhis”youreallyuch”
”yesido,davidtrulyjusttotryitalittlebitplease”helookedonirrorandhenandsatdocatherine
”goaheadanddoit,”shesaid
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