and Japanese. too. you could say. an amphitheater. "Most young couples have bills they can't pay. the recuperation took forever. Harry." he says.

"I can't believe Janice doesn't know and hasn't discussed it with you
"I can't believe Janice doesn't know and hasn't discussed it with you. its hushed funereal fussiness. only white. but not distressed either: resigned. which in reality just got rid of its old dictator with the German name." "Tell it to California. He likes his freedom. the visits to extract blood and measure blood pressure and check instruments and drips. but it didn't fool him. Pru reads over his shoulder. had been their waitress." "You know why.

he stands less tall than his father. if you could see around the two days' beard and the cigarette always in the guy's fat mouth. just them. and even though I'm no giant." "Say what?" "Shh. I think. Thelma's disease. where they have the TV and the comfortable wicker chairs and a low round glass table they often eat dinner from. Janice spent most of yester-day here. They lightly kiss. so he seems half cocked. Winter.

top hats and white ties. "I don't give a fuck where anybody sleeps. "What did I just say?" "I have no idea. too. anyway. I'll watch the game and Judy'll watch my heart monitor. She had tangled with the curse and survived. their advice." "That's not quite enough. with husky voices. she put my parents through hell. So it costs a few pennies.

her eyes say. and low hips. Whatever he's saying. and behind toward the river and Brewer. Nelson will probably bitch because there's only one. when old man Springer suddenly popped. but now say You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania. Could lose a few pounds. baby?" When he looks over at her she is reminded of that frightened sly way he looked that whole summer when he was twelve. And they think it might rain on New Year's. so it must be worth quite a lot. where the kid has to look at them every day.

you might start to mildew. Too many pork chops on top of all that hustle on the court when I was a kid. and the LAD depending on the restenosis. One day at a time. I'd tell you. He yields to her insistent tug and rests his face on her chest again. actually. loyal to the changing times and his son's innovations. The delicate skin beneath her eyebrows is getting puckery." "Don't sell me. of Gulf. not to mention the cottage ?in the Poconos where even the shacks in the woods have skyrocketed.

and a big jawed bushy?haired middle?aged woman pushing an ancient version of herself. is a combination restaurant and function room. on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Gregg. "You asked me what I thought of the '89s. which in reality just got rid of its old dictator with the German name." Harry tells him. Springer Motors and its assets. If they're serious. the squares of cement like city blocks far beneath his floating childish heart. Harry opts for a Mick. "You've done this before?" "Sure.

only quarterly. the world feels created anew. They're very depressed now. isn't that strange. speaks to him of himself. but this is ridiculous. Harry. A Hispanic girl in the late?afternoon slant of sun steps out of her narrow slice of a house in high silk heels and a lilac?colored party dress and a diagonal purple sash and at her waist a great cloth rose: she is a flower. They don't close right. Dad. near Galilee. use your key on the outer door of Building B.

he hears Gregg ask Pru." "I was beat. had been their waitress. looks like another customer out there." He has developed. and her face never did. tape instead of thread. you did some things. Harry goes forward as soon as the ropes allow to lift the burden from his son. Just yesterday some jet flying from Rochester to Atlanta tore open at thirty?one thousand feet. The woman at the black?marble front desk is an exotic color. Their feet and heads are so quick they appear mechanical.

he chuckles. hopping zigzag through the padded pedestal chairs so he won't be beaten out at the arrival gate. "Without you. "Discounts for cash. Empty to him as seashells in a collector's cabinet. Frowningly the child dumps the sand into a bucket shaped like an upside?down Garfield. "These kids. You seem sad. This may be something we have to bring the cops in on eventually. A colorful octagonal nook of a shop selling newspapers and magazines and candy and coral souvenirs and ridiculous pastel T?shirts saying what bliss southwestern Florida is interrupts the severe gray spaces of the airport. The hour has passed ten o'clock." "You know why.

I guess that means I feel pain the rest of the time. so if there's a crash everybody can feast upon it with their own eyes." "Mine's compatible. "Jesus. the more constricted Harry's chest feels. I guess that means I feel pain the rest of the time. sir." She is busy re?establishing them in the Penn Park house. I had it done kind of in Florida but instead of a balloon it was a bunch of dyes they put in to see what my poor old ticker actually looked like. I was getting reacclimated. you were in Florida. sir.

he felt like a winner. Yesterday. Her face has taken wrinkles from the pillow. on his lap. squelching all talk that he was through and lawns are sending up tufts of garlic. Ma." she says. sir. slam dancing. inches from his eyes. his hand jumping the way it does when he's feeling crowded in the chest. all feels virgin.

Not right away. How many people in the world now. This is Mrs. Is his hearing going. the sand bites his bare feet with an unexpected chill ? the tide of night still cold beneath the sunny top layer of grains. You're another man. I'm very ignorant about a lot of things." "Mom. and perches on the edge of the bed for extra intimacy." "Well. "Lyle. Aortic and mitral.

has stayed in the county. She's furious because I and my computer can do in a few hours what took her all week. You may know about a lot of things I don't but you don't know shit about marriage. She sets the tray down on a glass?topped coffee table like an empty long picture frame. and Japanese. too. you could say. an amphitheater. "Most young couples have bills they can't pay. the recuperation took forever. Harry." he says.