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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    7:54 pm
    @@@@@Despite what they want to believe they know
    @@@@@Despite what they want to believe they know this has become a people's war, and the currents of world revolution are in the airIt's a people's movement and they're bringing all the old tools of repression to try to stop itAfter the war there's going to be a witchhunt, but it'll fail and the basic will of the people toward communal freedom will be expressedYou've no idea how frightened the reactionaries areIt's the last-ditch fight for them

    And there was more in the same tenorHearn finished the letter and shruggedBailey had always been an optimistA sound Marxian optimist
    Only that was all bullshitThere would be the witch-hunt after the war all right, but it would hardly be a frightened witch-huntWhat was it Cummings had said? America's energy had become kinetic and it would not be reversedCummings wasn't frightened, not in that senseThe terrifying thing in listening to him was his calm and unshakable certaintyThe Right was ready for a struggle, but without anxiety this time, with no absorbed and stricken ear listening to the inevitable footstep of historyThis time they were the optimists, this time they were on the offensiveThere was the thing Cummings had never said, but it was implied tacitly in all his argumentsHistory was in the grasp of the Right, and after the war their political campaigns would be intenseOne big push, one big offensive, and history was theirs for this century, perhaps the next oneThe League of Omnipotent Men
    It wasn't that simple, of course, nothing ever was, but still there were powerful men in America, on the march and aroused, some of them perhaps even conscious in their particular dreamAnd the tools were all ready to hand, the men like his father, the ones who would function in instinctive accord, not knowing, not even caring where the road led themIt could be narrowed probably to a dozen, two dozen men, not even in communication with each other, not even all on the same level of awareness
    But it was much more than thatYou could kill the dozen men, and there would be another dozen to replace them, and another and ano
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    7:55 pm
    @@@@@ "I've seen her upset more times than you
    @@@@@
    "I've seen her upset more times than you can count, and she's eaten
    like a longshoreman every time
    "This isn't just her temper, Rhett
    While you were chopping noses, Scarlett and I hadú a wrestling match
    ourselves Rosemary described Scarlett's panic and her
    determination
    to go to him"I didn't know how dangerous things might be
    downstairs,
    so I held her back
    "You did absolutely rightAnything could have happened
    "I'm afraid I held a little too tight," Rosemary confessed"She
    almost passed out, she couldn't breathe Rhett threw his head back
    and
    laughed
    "By God, I wish I'd seen thatScarlett O'Hara pinned to the mat by a
    girlThere must be a hundred women in Georgia who would have
    clapped
    the skin off their hands applauding you!" Rosemary considered
    confessing the restShe realized that what she'd said to Scarlett had
    hurt her more than the fight
    Rhett was still chuckling; no sense in dimming his good mood
    Scarlett woke before dawnShe lay motionless in the dark room,
    afraid
    to moveBreathe like you're still asleep, she told herself, you
    wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night unless there'd been a
    noise
    or somethingShe listened for what seemed like an eternity, but the
    silence was heavy and unbrokenWhen she realized that it was
    hunger
    that had wakened her, she almost cried with reliefOf course she was
    hungry! She'd had nothing to eat since breakfast the day before,
    except for a few tea sandwiches at Ashley BaronyThe night air was
    too cold for her to wear the elegant silk dressing gown she'd brought
    with herShe wrapped herself in the coverlet from the bedIt was
    heavy wool and still held in it the warmth of her bodyIt trailed
    awkwardly around her bare feet as she crept quietly through the dark
    hallway and down the stair
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    7:58 pm
    @@@@@When will we grow up and tell them all to
    @@@@@When will we grow
    up and tell them all to go to the devil?”
    “Death,” whispered Jason, frowning“Death on the Rivoli, at the Meurice, the Magdalen Sisters
    my God, I completely forgot! Dominique Lavier! She was at the Meurice—she may still be
    thereShe said she’d work with me!”
    “Why would she?” asked Krupkin sharply
    “Because Carlos killed her sister and she had no choice but to join him or be killed herself
    Bourne turned to the console“I need the telephone number of the Meurice—”
    “Four two six zero, three eight six zero,” offered Krupkin as Jason grabbed a pencil and wrote
    down the numbers on Alex’s notepad“A lovely place, once known as the hotel of kingsI
    especially like the grill
    Bourne touched the buttons, holding up his hand for quietRemembering, he asked for Madame
    Brielle’s room, the name they had agreed upon, and when the hotel operator said “Mais oui,” he
    nodded rapidly in relief to Alex and Dimitri Krupkin
    “Yes?”
    “It is I, madame,” said Jason, his French just slightly coarse, ever so minimally Anglicized; the
    Chameleon was in charge“Your housekeeper suggested we might reach you hereMadame’s dress
    is readyWe apologize for the delay
    “It was to have been brought to me yesterday—by noon—you ass! I intended to wear it last
    evening at Le Grand VéfourI was mortified!”
    “A thousand apologiesWe can deliver it to the hotel immediately
    “You are again an ass! I’m sure my maid also told you I was here for only two daysTake it to
    my flat on the Montaigne and it had better be there by four o’clock or your bill will not be paid for
    six months!” The conversation was believably terminated by a loud crack at the other end of the
    line
    Bourne replaced the phone; perspiration had formed at his slightly graying hairline“I’ve been
    out of this too long,” he said, breathing deeply“She has a flat on the Montaigne and she’ll be there
    after four o’clock
    “Who the hell is Dominique whatever her name is?” fairly yelled the frustrated Conklin
    “Lavier,” answered Krupkin, “only, she uses her dead sister’s name, Jacquelin
    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    7:58 pm
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    matters what happens to them once they're done,
    but I also thought Kerry was gonna beat Bush"Oh, verdad, I heard thatWas
    it hard?"
    A thought struck me before I could answer"Was
    the storm hard on Elizabeth?"
    "Oh man, awfulThey always scare her, but this
    oneScreaming about her
    sistersTessie and Lo-Lo, the ones who drowned
    back in the gucci backpacks nineteen-twentiesShe even had me
    going for awhile thereAre
    you okay? Was it hard?"
    I looked at the scatterings of sand on the floor
    between the front door and the stairsSurely no
    footprints thereIf I thought I was seeing more
    than sand, that was just my fucking artistic
    imaginationBut it's all over now
    I hoped that was true
    xxi
    523
    We talked for men omega watch another five minutesor rather
    Wireman talkedThe last thing
    he said was that he was afraid to go to sleepHe
    was afraid he might wake up to discover he was
    blind in his left eye againI told him I didn't
    think he had to worry about that, wished him a
    good night, and hung upWhat I was worried about
    was waking up in the middle of the night to
    discover louis vuitton multicolor Tessie and Laura - Lo-Lo, to Elizabeth -
    sitting on either side of my bed
    One of them perhaps holding Reba on her damp lap
    I took another beer and went back upstairsI
    approached the easel with my head down, staring at
    my feet, then looked up quickly, as if hoping to
    catch the portrait by surprisePart of me - a
    rational part - expected to see it defaced tiffany 925 by
    paint splattered from hell to breakfast, a partial
    Wireman obscured by the daubs and blotches I'd
    thrown at the canvas during the thunderstorm, when
    my only real light had been lightningThe rest of
    me knew betterThe rest of me knew that I'd been
    painting by some other light (just as blinded
    knife-throwers use some other sense to guide spy bag fendi their
    524
    hands)
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    7:50 pm
    @@@@@Taking me away from all this heat
    @@@@@Taking me away from all this heat and
    feeling
    I managed to pull my lips away from hisWe panted in the dark, our breath warm on each
    other's faces
    “Thank you,” I said againI can't… bear any moreOkay?”
    “Okay,” he whispered
    “I just want one more thingPlease?”
    “If… if you're sure that's what you want…” He trailed off, unsure
    “It's what I need, Jared
    “Then I'll stay here,” he said hoarsely
    “I'll send Doc to get you when it's over
    His arms were still locked around me
    “You know that Ian is going to try to kill me for letting you do this? Maybe I should let himHe'll never forgive either of us
    “I can't think about them right now
    Slowly, with a palpable reluctance that warmed some of the cold emptiness in the center of my
    body, Jared let his arms slide awayYou know how much I love youNot the same thing, in my caseI'd been divided too longIt was time to make
    something whole again, make a whole personEven if that excluded me
    The ticking seconds pulled me toward the endIt was cold when he no longer held meIt got
    colder every step I took away from him
    Just my imagination, of course
    Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
    7:50 pm
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    Martinez realized with a start that he was a father tooHe remembered Rosalie's pregnancy for the first time in yearsSeven years now? Eight womens rolex watches years? He had lost countGoddam, he said to himselfOnce he had been free of the girl he had remembered her only as a source of trouble and worry
    The fact that he had begotten a child made him vainGoddam, I'm okay, he said to himselfHe felt like laughingMartinez make a kid and run awayIt gave him a malicious glee, as though he were a Gucci Clutches child tormenting a dogWhat the hell she do with it? Knock her upGoddam! His vanity swelled like a bloated bellyHe mused with na?ve delight about his potency, his attraction for womenThat the child was illegitimate increased his self-esteem; somehow it made his role more extravagant, of greater magnitude
    He felt a tolerant, almost louis vuitton duffle bag condescending affection for GoldsteinBefore this afternoon he had been a little afraid of him and quite uneasyThey had had an argument one day and Goldstein had disagreed with himWhenever that happened, Martinez would react inevitably like a frightened schoolboy reprimanded by his teacherThere had never been a time when he was comfortable as a Tiffany Bracelets sergeantBut now he had been bathed in Goldstein's affection; he no longer felt Goldstein had despised him that dayGoldstein, he is okay, Martinez said to himself
    He became conscious of the vibration of the boat, its slow pitching advance through the swellsIt was almost dark now, and he yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the gucci horsebit hobo pon
    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    7:54 pm
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    There had to be one thing she could concentrate onAll her life she'd
    been successful if she put all her attention on one goalWhen she finished gaining control of Tar
    then she would think about all the rest;,"Here's your supper, Miss
    Scarlett"Put the tray on that table, Pansy, and leave me alone
    I'll ring when I'm done with dior women itRhett he say he'll be along after he eats Rhett's expression was unreadable except for the
    wariness in his eyes"You wanted to see me, Scarlett?"
    "Yes, I doDon't worry, I'm not looking for a fightI want to offer
    you a trade His expression did not change
    Scarlett kept her voice cool and businesslike when she continued
    "You
    and I tiffany wholesale both know that you can force me to stay in Charleston and go to
    the balls and receptions
    And we both know that once you get me to one, there's not a single
    thing you can do about what I might say or doI'm offering to stay
    and to act however you want me to act, if you'll help me get
    something
    I want that has nothing to do with you black chanel tote or Charleston
    Rhett sat down, took out a thin cheroot, clipped and lit it"I'm
    listening," he saidShe explained her plan, growing more intense with
    each word she spokeShe waited eagerly for Rhett's opinion when she
    finishedI have to admire your nerve, Scarlett," said Rhett"I never
    questioned whether you could hold your own chanel fake against General Sherman
    and
    hisarmy, but trying to outwit the Roman Catholic Church might be
    biting
    off more than you can chew He was laughing at her, but it was a
    friendly laugh, even admiringAs if he, too, were back in the early
    days when they were friends"I'm not trying to outwit anybody,
    Rhett,
    just make an honest deal, bags dolce and gabbana that's
    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    7:58 pm
    @@@@@Instead, there are fifty or sixty companies
    @@@@@Instead, there are fifty or sixty companies apparently under one
    umbrella but with so many different titles and origins it’s impossible to determine the specific
    relationships
    “There’s a name and Ogilvie runs it,” said Alex
    “That crossed my mind,” said Krupkin, his eyes suddenly glass-cold, his expression that of an
    unrelenting zealot“However, what appears to disturb you so about your American attorney, I can
    assure you is far, far outweighed by our own concerns Dimitri turned to the television set and the
    shakily stationary picture, his eyes now filled with anger“The Soviet intelligence officer on that
    screen is General Rodchenko, second in command of the KGB and close adviser to the premier of
    the Soviet UnionMany things may be done in the name of Russian interests and without the
    premier’s knowledge, but in this day and age not in the areas you describeMy God, the supreme
    commander of NATO! And never—never—using the services of Carlos the Jackal! These
    embarrassments are no less than dangerous and frightening catastrophes
    “Have you got any suggestions?” asked Conklin
    “A foolish question,” answered the colonel gruffly“Arrest, then the Lubyanka
    “There’s a problem with that solution,” said Alex“The Central Intelligence Agency knows
    Ogilvie’s in Moscow
    “So where is the problem? We rid us both of an unhealthy person and his crimes and go about
    our business
    “It may seem strange to you, but the problem isn’t only with the unhealthy person and his
    crimes, even where the Soviet Union is concernedIt’s with the cover-up—where Washington’s
    concerned
    The Komitet officer looked at Krupkin and spoke in Russian“What is this one talking about?”
    “It’s difficult for us to understand,” answered Dimitri in his native language, “still, for them it is
    a problemLet me try to explain
    “What’s he saying?” asked Bourne, annoyed
    “I think he’s about to give a civics lesson, U
    “Such lessons more often than not fall on deaf ears in Washington,” interrupted Krupkin in
    English, then immediately resuming Russian, he addressed his KGB superior“You see, comrade,
    no one in America would blame us for taking advantage of this Ogilvie’s criminal activitiesThey
    have a proverb they repeat so frequently that it covers oceans of guilt: ‘One does not look a gift
    horse in the mouth ”
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    374
    “What has a horse’s mouth got to do with gifts? From its tail comes manure for the farms; from
    its mouth, only spi
    Saturday, December 25th, 2010
    7:58 pm
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    "Daddy, you're so amazingThis is a comeback and
    a half
    "How much is all this sugar going to cost me?"
    "Millions," she said, and laughed
    "Still planning to drop in on The Hummingbirds
    tour?" I tried to sound just interestedNot
    particularly concerned with my almost-twenty-yearold
    daughter's love life
    573
    "No," she said, "I think that's off Only five
    words, and little ones at that, but in those fendi b five
    words I heard the different, older Illy, one who
    might in the not-so-distant future be at home in a
    business suit and pantyhose and pumps with
    practical three-quarter heels, who might wear her
    hair tied back at the nape of her neck during the
    day and perhaps carry a briefcase down airport
    concourses instead of wearing a Gap-sack on her
    backNot an If-So-Girl any longer; you could
    strike any if gucci boston bag from this vision
    "The whole thing, or-"
    "That remains to be seen
    "I don't mean to pry, honeyIt's just that
    enquiring Dads-"
    " - want to know, of course they do, but I can't
    help you this timeAll I know right now is that I
    still love him - or at least I think I do - and I
    miss him, but he's got to make a choice
    At this point, Pam would have asked Between you
    and the girl he's been singing with? daytona rolex What I asked
    was, "Are you eating?"
    She burst into peals of merry laughter
    "Answer the question, Illy
    574
    "Like a damn pig!"
    "Then why aren't you out to lunch now?"
    "A bunch of us are going to have a picnic in the
    park, that's whyComplete with anthro study notes
    and FrisbeeI'm bringing the cheese and French
    breadAs long as you're eating and not brooding
    in your tent
    "Eating well, brooding replica rolex submariner moderately Her voice
    changed again, became the adult oneThe abrupt
    switches back and forth were disconcerting
    "Sometimes I lie awake a little, and then I think
    of you down thereDo you lie awake?"
    "Sometimes
    "Daddy, was marrying Mom a mistake you made? That
    she made? Or was it just an accident?"
    "It wasn't an accident and it wasn't a mistake
    Twenty-four good years, two fine daughters, and
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    Friday, December 24th, 2010
    7:50 pm
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    delighted laugh that came from deep in his belly“Look at your faces! What? Did you think you
    all were the only ones still kickin'?” He laughed again
    None of us had moved an inch
    “Think they're in shock, Nate,” another man ladies rolex watches said
    “We scared them half to death,” a woman said“What do you expect?”
    They waited, shuffling from foot to foot, while we stood frozen
    Jared was the first to recover“Whoare you?” he whispered
    The leader laughed again“I'm Nate–nice to meet you, though you might not feel the same chloe bag way
    just yetThis here's Rob, Evan, Blake, Tom, Kim, and Rachel along with me He gestured
    around the group as he spoke, and the humans nodded at their namesI noticed one man, a little
    to the back, whom Nate did not introduceHe had bright, crinkly ginger hair that stood
    out–especially prada messenger because he was the tallest in the groupHe alone seemed to be unarmedHe was
    also staring intently at me, so I looked away“There's twenty-two of us altogether, though,”
    Nate continued
    Nate held out his hand
    Jared took a deep breath and then a step forwardWhen he moved, the rest of necklace chanel our little group
    silently exhaled all at once He shook Nate's hand, then started to smile“This is Melanie, Aaron, Brandt, Ian,
    and WandaThere are thirty-seven of us altogether
    When Jared spoke my name, Ian shifted his weight, trying to obscure me completely from the
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    Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
    7:50 pm
    @@@@@Red's kidneys were aching again, Roth's
    @@@@@Red's kidneys were aching again, Roth's right shoulder was rheumatic, and Wilson had a spasm of diarrhea after he ateThey all felt dull, without volition; they scarcely thought of the march ahead
    Croft and Hearn had gone to the top of the hill again, and were discussing the morning's marchIn the early morning, the valley was still hazy with mist and the mountain and pass were obscuredThey squinted into the north, looking at the Watamai RangeIt extended as far as they could see like a cloud bank in the haze, rising precipitously to its peak at Mount Anaka, and dropping abruptly, shudderingly, into the pass at its left, before mounting again
    "Damn sure seems like the Japs would be watching that pass," Croft commented"They probably have enough to do without that, it's pretty far behind their lines
    The haze was dissolving, and Croft squinted through the field glasses into the distance"I wouldn't say, LootenantThat pass is narrow enough for a platoon to hold it till hell freezes over"Course we got to find that out The sun was beginning to outline the contours of the hillsThe shadows in the hollows and draws were considerably lighter
    "There's not a damn thing else we can do," Hearn murmuredAlready he could sense the antipathy between Croft and himself"With any luck we'll be able to bivouac behind the Jap lines tonight, and then tomorrow we can scout the Jap rear
    Croft was doubtfulHis instincts, his experience, told him that the pass would be dangerous, probably futile, and yet there was no alternativeThey could climb Mount Anaka, but Hearn would never hear of that"Ain't nothin' else to do, I suppose But he felt disturbedThe more he looked at the mountain
    "Let's start," Hearn said
    They went down again to the men in the hollow, put on their packs, and began to ma
    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
    8:03 pm
    @@@@@Scarlett clenched her teethShe had to go
    @@@@@Scarlett
    clenched her teethShe had to go downstairs
    She
    would not be discovered like this, bawling like a baby because she had
    partied too muchShe wiped the tears from her face with the hem of
    her skirt, and pulled herself upright"There she is," Colum said when
    Scarlett appeared in the doorwayThen he hurried to her"Poor
    little Scarlett darling, you look like you're walking on broken glass
    Here, let me put you at easeHe picked her up before she could say a
    word and carried her to the chair that Maureen quickly pulled up close
    to the hearth
    Everyone bustled about, their breakfast forgotten, and in only seconds
    Scarlett found herself with her feet on a cushion and a cup of tea in
    her handsShe blinked back the tears in her eyes, tears of weakness
    and happinessIt was so nice to be taken care of, to be lovedShe
    felt a thousand times better nowShe took a cautious small sip of
    tea, and it was goodShe had a second cup, then a third and a piece
    of toastBut she averted her eyes from the fried fish and potatoes
    No one seemed to noticeThere was too much hubbub getting the
    children's books and lunchbags sorted out and shooing them off to
    schoolWhen the door closed behind them, Jamie kissed Maureen on
    the
    lips, Scarlett on the top of her head, Kathleen on her cheek"I'll be
    off to the store now," he said
    "The bunting must come down and the headache remedy must be put
    on the
    counter where all the sufferers can get to it easyCelebrating is a
    fine thing, but the day after can be a fearsome burden
    Scarlett bent her head to hide her blushing face"Now you just stay
    as you are, Scarlett," Maureen ordered"Kathleen and I will have the
    kitchen cleared in no time, then we'll go to the Market while you have
    a little r
    Sunday, December 19th, 2010
    8:00 pm
    @@@@@” Ian laughed once–a startled sound “And
    @@@@@”
    Ian laughed once–a startled sound
    “And you–are you like other…souls? ” Jared asked
    I opened my eyes and stared at him wearily for a long momenthat a stupid question, I
    thoughtThen I shut my eyes tight, buried my face against my knees, and wrapped my arms
    around my head
    Either Jared understood that I was done speaking or his body was complaining too loudly to be
    ignoredHe grunted a few times as he squeezed himself out of the opening of my cave, taking
    the lamp with him, and then groaned quietly as he stretched
    “That was unexpected,” Ian whispered
    “Lies, of course,” Jared whispered backI could just barely make out their wordsThey
    probably didn't realize how the sound echoed back to me in here“Only… I can't quite figure
    out what it wants us to believe–where it's trying to lead us
    “I don't think it's lyingWell, except the one timeDid you notice?”
    “Part of the act
    “Jared, when have you ever met a parasite who could lie about anything? Except a Seeker, of
    course
    “Are you serious?”
    “It's the best explanation
    “She–itis the furthest thing from a Seeker I've ever seenIf a Seeker had any idea how to find
    us, it would have brought an army
    “And they wouldn't have found anythingBut she–it got in, didn't it?”
    “It's almost been killed half a dozen –”
    “Yet it's still breathing, isn't it?”
    They were quiet for a long timeSo long that I started to think about moving out of the
    cramped ball I was curled in, but I didn't want to make any noise by lying downI wished Ian
    would leave so I could sleepThe adrenaline left me so worn out when it drained from my
    system
    “I think I'm going to go talk to Jeb,” Ian eventually whispe
    Saturday, December 18th, 2010
    7:56 pm
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    But even more, he was certain that Goldstein liked him"It's very nice, sitting here," Roth said in his deep hollow voiceThe tents had a silver color in the moonlight and the beach glistened ladies gucci watch at the water's edgeRoth was full of many things he found difficult to utterGoldstein was a kindred soul, a friendHe supposed a Jew always had to go to a fellow Jew to find understanding
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    Friday, December 17th, 2010
    7:56 pm
    @@@@@I am unwilling to fancy myself neglected for
    @@@@@I am unwilling to fancy myself neglected for a young
    oneAdieu! my dear sweet Fanny, this is a long letter from London:
    write me a pretty one in reply to gladden Henry’s eyes, when he
    comes back, and send me an account of all the dashing young captains
    whom you disdain for his sake
    There was great food for meditation in this letter, and chiefly for
    unpleasant meditation; and yet, with all the uneasiness it supplied,
    it connected her with the absent, it told her of people and things
    about whom she had never felt so much curiosity as now, and she
    would have been glad to have been sure of such a letter every week
    Her correspondence with her aunt Bertram was her only concern of
    higher interest
    As for any society in Portsmouth, that could at all make amends
    for deficiencies at home, there were none within the circle of her
    father’s and mother’s acquaintance to afford her the smallest satisfaction:
    she saw nobody in whose favour she could wish to overcome
    her own shyness and reserveThe men appeared to her all
    345
    Jane Austen
    coarse, the women all pert, everybody underbred; and she gave as
    little contentment as she received from introductions either to old
    or new acquaintanceThe young ladies who approached her at first
    with some respect, in consideration of her coming from a baronet’s
    family, were soon offended by what they termed “airs”; for, as she
    neither played on the pianoforte nor wore fine pelisses, they could,
    on farther observation, admit no right of superiority
    The first solid consolation which Fanny received for the evils of
    home, the first which her judgment could entirely approve, and
    which gave any promise of durability, was in a better knowledge of
    Susan, and a hope of being of service to herSusan had always behaved
    pleasantly to herself, but the determined character of her general
    manners had astonished and alarmed her, and it was at least a
    fortnight before she began to understand a disposition so totally
    different from her ownSusan saw that much was wrong at home,
    and wanted to set it rightThat a girl of fourteen, acting only on her
    own unassisted reason, should err in the method of reform, was not
    wonderful; and Fanny soon became more disposed to admire the
    natural light of the mind which could so early distinguish justly,
    than to censure severely the faults of conduct to which it ledSusan
    was only acting on the same truths, and pursuing the same system,
    which her own judgment acknowledged, but which her more supine
    and yielding temper would have shrunk from assertingSusan
    tried to be useful, where she could only have gone away and cried;
    and that Susan was useful she could perceive; that things, bad as
    they were, would have been worse but for such interposition, and
    that both her mother and Betsey were restrained from some excesses
    of very offensive indulgence and vulgarity
    In every argument with her mother, Susan had in point of reason
    the advantage, and never was there any maternal tenderness to buy
    her offThe blind fondness which was for ever producing evil around
    her she had never knownThere was no gratitude for affection past
    or present to make her better bear with its excesses to the others
    All this became gradually evident, and gradually placed Susan
    before her sister as an object of mingled compassion and respect
    That her manner was wrong, however, at times very wrong, her
    measures often ill-chosen and ill-timed, and her looks and language
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    very often indefensible, Fanny could not cease to feel; but she began
    to hope they might be rectifiedSusan, she found, looked up to her
    and wished for her good opinion; and new as anything like an office
    of authority was to Fanny, new as it was to imagine herself capable
    of guiding or informing any one, she did resolve to give occasional
    hints to Susan, and endeavour to exercise for her advantage the juster
    notions of what was due to everybody, and what would be wisest for
    herself, which her own more favoured education had fixed in her
    Her influence, or at least the consciousness and use of it, originated
    in an act of kindness by Susan, which, after many hesitations
    of delicacy, she at last worked herself up toIt had very early occurred
    to her that a small sum of money might, perhaps, restore
    peace for ever on the sore subject of the silver knife, canvassed as it
    now was continually, and the riches which she was in possession of
    herself, her uncle having given her £10 at parting, made her as able
    as she was willing to be generousBut she was so wholly unused to
    confer favours, except on the very poor, so unpractised in removing
    evils, or bestowing kindnesses among her equals, and so fearful of
    appearing to elevate herself as a great lady at home, that it took
    some time to determine that it would not be unbecoming in her to
    make such a presentIt was made, however, at last: a silver knife was
    bought for Betsey, and accepted with great delight, its newness giving
    it every advantage over the other that could be desired; Susan
    was established in the full possession of her own, Betsey handsomely
    declaring that now she had got one so much prettier herself, she
    should never want that again; and no reproach seemed conveyed to
    the equally satisfied mother, which Fanny had almost feared to be
    impossibleThe deed thoroughly answered: a source of domestic altercation
    was entirely done away, and it was the means of opening
    Susan’s heart to her, and giving her something more to love and be
    interested inSusan shewed that she had delicacy: pleased as she was
    to be mistress of property which she had been struggling for at least
    two years, she yet feared that her sister’s judgment had been against
    her, and that a reproof was designed her for having so struggled as to
    make the purchase necessary for the tranquillity of the h
    Saturday, December 11th, 2010
    8:29 pm
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    92
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    between him and the generalWhatever he said—or yelled—caused Swayne to react with what
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    fashion strode back across the lawn toward a rear entrance to the houseBourne lost him in the
    darkness and swung back to the couple in the light of the doorThe large obese man released the
    general’s wife and spoke to
    Friday, December 10th, 2010
    8:02 pm
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    too
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    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
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    Monday, December 6th, 2010
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    Like a relapsing fever, Red had again the familiar ache of age and sadness and wisdom

    Croft and Martinez had not received any mail either; they never got any
    Ridges was given a letter from his fatherIt was written laboriously on coarse ruled paper into which the pencil lines had cut deeplyRidges gave it to Goldstein to read for him
    It went: Dere Son, we one and al of us miss you, the crop was harvest, and we made som little money, enuff to kepe us, Thank the LordSim grew prette near haff a foot and your other brothers and sisters are kepeing him compeny, ma is felling pretty goodOld man Henry lost his 3 acres, it is a shaim, but the company will not take a no for a answerWe appreshate the monee you sent, you are a gud son, we al saye that
    "That's a mighty fine letter," Ridges said when Goldstein had finished"Pa writes a nice hand
    "It's a very nice letter," Goldstein saidHe read over again the last lines of one of the letters his wife had sent him"Danny asked about you yesterday, I've been telling him all the time that daddy is in the Army, and he hasn't forgotten you one bitHe's so cute, oh, Joey, I wish you could see him growing up, there's nothing like itHe said yesterday, 'When does Daddy come back from going boom-boom?' I didn't know whether to laugh or cryManny Straus promised he'd take some pictures of him
    Goldstein sipped his beer and felt an awful longing

    Wilson had Gallagher reread one of the letters from Wilson's wife next morningHe laughed angrily several times as Gallagher read
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    Saturday, December 4th, 2010
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    even India, bleating like a goat"What shall we do about the
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    headstone?
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    to stopWhen I get to Tara, I can cryScarlett lifted her chin, her
    teeth clenched to stop their chattering from the cold, to hold back the
    choking in her throatThis will be over soon, and then I can go home
    to
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    There were other graves, other markersFrank Kennedy, Scarlett's
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    And the small, terribly small, grave with the headstone that read
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