etuedoutnoorechargethanadishragshesaakehisther,onlythirtyfour,intoanoldanshegrippedthebanisterrailfiercelyandheavedherselfupanotherstep,shakingherheadlord,sheaftershehadtoldallherfriendsherbrothertheeuropeantheater,hereheessoundinglikehedneverbeenoutofahoglothelookedoldtoohelookedolderthanshedidandheelyyounglookingforheragenotthatthirtyfourisanyageandanyarriedshehadtosle,thinkingaboutthat,beuuttered,stoppingagainshedecidedsheositdownthereyeightstepsineachflighttyeight
shesatdoethingunderhersheanytisheessonapubliandtellpeoplehoarthe”allhispoordaddyleft”hisdaddyhadsaidonhisdeathbed,”theresnothingbuthievergivenyou,”andshehadsaid,”rodn,yougivenafortune”andsoshecalledhiittlestergoodfortune”idutteredthestepsiddleofitshedidnotnotgoingtonodoctor,shesaidnonoshetheyocarryherthereknockedoutbeforeshedoctoringherselfalltheseyearsnobadsickspells,noteethout,nochildren,allthatbyherselfshenobeencarefulshehadorethanonceifthisbreathlessnessuldbehearttroubleonceinaoveyourhearttheydhavetoknockherintheheadbeforetheydgetheearahospital,theydhavetosupposesheheydidntshe
supposeshewould
shedeherselfstopthisgorythinkingsheanentparisonotheratthirtyfourandshepinu,thendpitnshrunkdoethingalldriedandpuebodyasaliveashershegotup,grippingthebanisterrailbutslingtoherselfsheandfatandbeautifulandnottoofatbeadaoleedahadknoovedondoheuliarhepeeredatheringdooing”hesaid,booingtoyou”helookedlikeagoathehadlittleraisineyesandastringbeardandhisjacketostblackorablackthatostgreen”ing,”shesaid”howeryou”
”ed”hisgloriousday”heildeoingshestudiedandintheafteoons,hequestionshehall,heopenedhisdoorandlookedout”yeah,itsaniceday,”shesaidlanguidly
”doyouknogreatbirthdaythisis”heasked
”uhuh,”rubysaidhealakeaspeechonitheusedtoteachinahighschool”guess,”heurgedher
”abrahainln,”shettered
”hahyouarenottrying,”hesaid”try”
”georgeon,”shesaid,startingupthestairs
”shaonyou”hetherefloridafloridafloridasbirthday,”heshouted”einhere”hedisappearedintohisroobeckoningalongfingerathershecadopletelyveredalltable
”noihis,”hesaidheanded
”yeah,bus,”rubysaid
”poned”ponflorida”
”yeah,hei,”rubysaid”hesnotfroennessee”
”floridaisnotanoblestate,”jergersaid,”butitisaniortantone””itsiortantalrighto,”rubysaid
”doyouknoedeleonwas”
”hehefounderofflorida,”rubysaidbrightly”herjergersaid”doyouknohewaslookingfor””florida,”rubysaid
”poncedeleonrjergersaid,closinghiseyes
”oh,”rubyttered
”acertainspring,”jergeron,”ergaveperpe
