"I'll be
here at quarter ofRight now I'm going... "I'll be
here at quarter ofRight now I'm going back
across the bridge to SarasotaThat
started an idea knocking around in my head
"You're welcome to stay here," Wireman said
"After this conversation?" Jack raised his
eyebrows"With all due respect, dude, no wayBut
I'll be here tomorrow
"Long pants and boots are the order of the day,"
Wireman said"It'll be overgrown down there, and
there could be snakes He scrubbed a hand up the
side of his face"Looks like I might be missing
tomorrow's viewing at Abbot-WexlerMiss
Eastlake's relatives will have
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at each other
Jack had started for the door
"You don't happen to have any of Edgar's art, do
you?"
"MmmConfession's good for the soul,
companero
"One sketch," Jack saidHe shuffled his feet, and
I thought he was blushingOn the
back of an envelopeI
870
fished it out of the trash basket one day
"S'okay, but burn it," I said"Maybe I'll be able
to give you another one when all this is over If
it ever is, I thought but didn't addYou want a ride back to Big
Pink?"
"I'll stay here with Wireman," I said, "but I do
want to go
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"Don't tell me," Jack said"Jammies and a
toothbrush"Picnic basket and those silver har-
"
The telephone rang, and we all looked at each
otherI think I knew right away that it was bad
news; I felt that sinking as my stomach turned
into an elevatorI looked at
Wireman, but Wireman just looked at me"Brace yourself,
Edgar
When someone says something like that, you always
try to fasten some kind of mental safety beltMost people don't have one
"I got Bozie at home and told him what you said
He started asking questions,
prada clutch which was no surprise,
but I told him I was in a hurry and didn't have
any answers anyway, so - short form - he agreed to
do as you asked'For old times' sake,' he said
That sinking sensation was getting worse
"After that I tried IlseI wasn't sure I'd reach
her, but she just got inShe sounded tired, but
she's back, and she's okayI'll check on Linnie
tomorrow, when-"
"Pam-"
"I'm getting to itAfter Illy I called Kamen
Someone answered on the second or third ring, and
I started my spielI thought I was talking to
himHe said
Kamen stopped in
2.55 chanel Starbucks for a latte on his way
back from the airportHad a heart attack while he
was waiting in lineThe EMTs transported him to
the hospital, but it was only a formalityThe
brother said Kamen was DRT - dead right thereHe
asked me why I was calling, and I said it didn't
matter nowWas that all right?"
872
"Yes I didn't think Kamen's sketch would have
any effect on the brother, or anyone else; I
thought its work was done
"If it's any consolation, it could have been a
coincidence - he was a hell of a nice guy, but he
was also packing a lot of extra
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