EDWARDLOOKEDATHISREDBEARDiablekhenEdiawenttoSweden,tothefarm.InthemailboxPiafoundacheckforWilliefromthegoverofSweden.Itwasfortwenty-threehundredsandhadarained-onlook.Piaputthechethepocketofherbroiaregnant.InLondonshehadbeensickeveryday.InLondonPiaandEdwardhadseentheMarat/SadeattheAldwychTheatre.EdwardboughtabottleofwhitestuffforPiainLondon.Itposedtomakeherstopvomiting.Edwardwalkedouttothewoodbarnandbrokeupwoodforthefire.Snowinpatcheslayonthegroundstill.Piaedcabbageleavesaroundchoppedmeat.Shewasstillwearingherbrowncoat.Williescheckwasstillinthepocket.ItwasstillSunday.

    "Whatareyouthinkingabout?"EdwardaskedPiaandshesaidshewasthinkingaboutWillieshand.WilliehadhurthishandinamaeinafactoryinMarkaryd.Thecheckwasforpen?sation.

    Edwardturnedawayfromthewindow.EdwardreceivedacablefromhiswifeinMaine."Manyhappybirthdays,"thecablesaid.Hewasthirty-four.Hisfatherwasinthehospital.Hismotherwasinthehospital.Piaworewhiteplasticbootswithherbrowncoat.WhenEdwardinhaledsharply--asharpintakeofbreath--theycouldhearapeculiarnoiseinhischest.Edwardinhaledsharply.Piaheardthenoise.Shelookedup."Whenwillyougotothedoctor?""Ihavetogetsomethingtoread,"Edwardsaid."SomethinginEn?glish."TheywalkedtoMarkaryd.Piaworeawhiteplastichat.AtthetrainstationtheyboughtaLifemagazihagold-paintedgirlonthecover."Shallweeatsomething?"Edwardasked.Piasaidno.Theyboughtacrowbarforthefarm.Piawassithewayback.Shevomitedintoaditch.

    PiaandEdwardwalkedthestr