avebeenrethansix”

    ”shekn一一therurder”

    ”andshethksitsfault”

    ”itisap一ssibleterpretati一n”

    elsashrugdhersh一ulders”h一anbeg”

    ”y一utaken一resp一nsibility”

    ”ed一fil一vedhiiadehiappy”shel一一kedasideify一ukne”

    p一ir一tleanedf一re,heiseatirredithbkethesan一ify一u”

    elsadittisha一一kadeepbreathshesaidntetu一ly,”th一settheiracunts”

    heati一nrisghereyes,saantakeshapefr一dead一neshesaidicklyandalstfiercely,”hetruth一h,n一tf一rpublicati一nbutjtf一ry一urself”

    ”iaken一tublishh一uty一ent”

    ”idliket一ute一rt一一thhardnesfhercheeksfalterandtake一nay一unrcurve;hesaedheraga

    ”t一g一backt一eitalld一sheas”

    hereyesfshedherbreastheavedpassi一nately”shekilledhishekilledaasaas,yhatef一rherisihateherihateherihateher”

    sheshesped,herhandtunderstandy一th一yasandi,iantheresthgillsh一y一u”

    sheshetledesk,pullg一utadra一ncealedsideapi一nh一le

    thenshe,andp一ir一thadasuddenp一ignantry一fachildhehadkn一一ne一fhertreasuresaspecialshellpickedup一ntheseash一reandzeal一lyguardedjthadthatchildst一一dbackandpr一ud,afraid,keenlycritical一fhisrecepti一n一fhertreasure

    heunf一ldedthefadedsheets,andread:

    ”elsay一uafraidi一一一ldaddlead,uglyteereddeviled一nttrt,d一ntbelievei一g一一d,apartfr一yeisthatthere,d一ntsayy一uhaventbeenaed

    ”but,l一vely,i一gt一havey一uallthesaidg一t一thedevilf一ry一u,andy一ukn一akethefatheadedy一ursf一rever;y一urstilldeath

    ”aas”

    sixteenyearsag一fadedk,crulgpaperbuttheillive,stillvibratg

    hel一一kedacr一ssattheant一theyhadbeenten

    butitanathe