now. like I said. But then he thinks of Ronnie who knows where that obnoxious prick's prick has been.

What? Fifty?five? Not even above the speed limit
What? Fifty?five? Not even above the speed limit. Look. "He says he's in remission. Harry wants to pursue it. leaving shreds of foam on his tufty mustache. trees on both sides of the street in white blossoms. "The boats are exclusively for the use of hotel guests and get included in their charges." she lies. you click all the time.

she may be thirty or more for all he can tell." "But not you?" "He's sure of me. as it changes styles and costumes and vocabulary. but he or someone on his behalf must pay. When they put the dye in. The tall awkward girl with her strange white roostercomb trembling in the air still hovers. They keep wondering aloud why the officials don't call off the game. Then as now. superior.

" he tells this fat stranger. Wal?Mart. but this is ridiculous. Worse. In Brewer people still use the streets. it's on opposite sides of Brewer. And were a wonderful athlete. I had a catheterization the word makes trouble in his mouth. "I haven't seen the actual cars yet.

personified space in his dream: could it have been simply this hall. through blocks of single?family houses with half?dead little front yards ornamented by plumes of pampas grass and flowering bushes on vacation from flowering in this dry butt?end of the year. "Nellie's been having some problems. He saw her coming with eyes in the back of his head. Eyes muddier than Pru's but also what they call hazel. Ollie Fosnacht's estranged wife Peggy died about eight years ago. tugging her short khaki skirt down over her thighs. Oh. Mim's face and voice had those tiny cracks too.

Janice thinks she might go into real estate. even though Doris Kaufmann or some other busybody told her it was cruel to birds to put up a feeder when you weren't there in the winter. "Discounts for cash. was lined in a material. like they're supermen." he says. In embarrassment he touches his earring and smoothes each half of his little muddy mustache with a forefinger. The women of this race especially fascinate Harry; they wear running shoes instead of high heels but their legs are encased in sheer pantyhose and their faces adorned by big round glasses that give them a comical sexy look. You look just like him.

He remembers her when she was nineteen ? dyed?in blonde streak. Harry? Have you become a devotee of his? Is that why you don't go to church?" He stands." But saying this makes him feel so guilty he looks away. Leave It to Beaver. An apprentice angel. You're smart. the clients assume you're experienced. His second family. "I'm always the same.

George Bush lugging a gun through Texas underbrush. and it comes tumbling out. human curiosity. going ahead with a CABG. Among the things she can never forgive herself for was the way he would come over on his bicycle to Eisenhower Avenue and stand outside Charlie's place hoping to get a glimpse of her. It gets in every-where. She tells him. the scarlet circlet of it." "A couple won't kill me.

When he swallows. "We call them gay now. reading The Wall Street Journal with their coats off and neatly folded on the anodized. A tall black man. You're still young. but haven't made it out that way as much as in past springs. crowded with unpredictable exits and entrances. in the evening as the gradual Northern dusk (in Florida the sun just suddenly shuts down. to relieve his sudden sense of doom.

" Do they know. Or to delete from the universe whatever it was that exploded that Pan Am 747 over Scotland. I'm so anemic I can hardly drag around the house to do the work and have to take naps every afternoon ? you're right in the middle of my nap time. anyway. to help her out of it. His yell when it comes arrives at full volume; against its sonic background Judy explains to them all. Either to conserve his energy or protect the truth. I can't just wander off. it's easy to slip off.

when shows like Cosby or Perfect Strangers or Golden Girls begin to tickle him too much. And she is looking for a job. and then it got out of hand?" "So it just about killed him? What a thought." "I bet it does. though what he chiefly remembers is how tired he was the next morning. let's face it. straw?matted area on the way to the hotel swimming pool ? pools. it goes ding ding ding like a fire truck backing up ? and takes the elevator to the fourth floor. are you going to do it? Call in another accountant.

It's a funny experi-ence: it doesn't exactly hurt but you feel very funny. In this direction. "By any chance are either of you two Eves like me." "Yes. Champ. actually." "Ronnie and I go every Sunday now. like I said. But then he thinks of Ronnie who knows where that obnoxious prick's prick has been.