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    Monday, January 3rd, 2011
    3:23 pm
    @@@@@ The landing craft cut off its motors, and
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    The landing craft cut off its motors, and drifted in against the side of the freighterWhen it bumped against the side, Hearn caught the ladder and climbed up to the deckAbove him on the rail were a number of seamen staring at him, and the blank look on their faces, critical and slightly disdainful, irritated himHe stared down through the rungs of the ship ladder at the landing craft, which had backed off toward the loading crane at the bow of the shipHearn found himself sweating again from the minor exertion of climbing the ladder
    "Who's in charge of ship's stores?" he asked one of the seamen at the rail
    The sailor looked at him, and then without speaking jerked a thumb in the direction of a hatchHearn walked past him, pushed open the heavy hatch door, and started down a ladderThe heat smote him with an unexpected shock; he had forgotten how unbearable a ship's hold could become
    And of course it stankHe felt like an insect crawling through the entrails of a horse"Damn," he muttered in disgustAs usual the ship smelled of stale cooking -- fat mixed with something as nauseous as the curds from a grease trapAbstractedly, he rubbed his finger against a bulkhead and drew it away wetAll over the ship the bulkheads sweated a film of oil and water
    He stepped warily along the passageway, narrow and lighted poorly, the metal floor plates obstructed by an occasional pile of equipment sloppily covered with a small tarpaulinOnce he skidded and almost fell on some oil slick"Goddam filthy place," he sworeHe was enraged, inordinately angry, and it seemed without causeHearn paused, wiping his forehead roughly with his sleeveWhat the hell's the matter with me?
    "Are you junior officers getting your liquor supplies?" the General had asked, and something had leaped in him at that moment, left his nerves raw and displaced since thenWhat had the General meant?
    After a moment or two he pushed down the corridor againThe ship's stores office was in a medium-sized cabin off the passagewayIt was cluttered with odd ration crates, bits of wood from broken boxes, a pile of papers which had overflowed from a wastebasket, and a large worn desk pushed into one corner
    "Are you Kerrigan?" Hearn asked the officer sitting at the desk
    Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
    3:27 pm
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    Eleanor could see the vulnerability and courage that had drawn her
    beloved son to ScarlettShe could also see that something had gone
    horribly wrong with the marriage, so wrong that Rhett wanted nothing
    more to do with itShe knew, without being told, that Scarlett was
    desperately determined to get him back, and for her own reasons she
    was
    even more eager for reconciliation than Scarlett wasShe wasn't
    certain whether Scarlett could make Rhett happy, but she zucca fendi bag believed
    with
    all her heart that another child would make the marriage a success
    Rhett had visited her with Bonnie; she would never forget the joy of
    it
    She had loved the little girl and loved even more seeing her son so
    happyShe wanted that happiness again for him, and the joy again
    for
    herselfShe was willing to do anything in her power to accomplish
    it
    Because she was so occupied, Scarlett had been in Charleston for
    more
    than a month before she noticed that she was rolex oyster perpetual daytona boredIt happened at
    Sally Brewton's, the least boring place in town, when everyone was
    talking about fashion, a subject that had previously been of consuming
    interest to ScarlettAt first she was fascinated to hear Sally and
    her circle of friends mention ParisRhett had once brought her a
    bonnet from Paris, the most beautiful, most exciting gift she'd ever
    receivedGreen-to match her eyes, he'd said-with glorious wide silk
    ribbons to tie under her chinShe made herself listen gucci hobo horsebit to what Alicia
    Savage was saying-though what a skinny old lady like her could know
    about dressing was hard to figureWith her face
    and flat chest, nothing would make her look 00d'0 you remember
    Worth's fittings?" Mrs"I thought I'd collapse
    standing on the platform so long A half dozen voices spoke at once,
    sharing complaints about the brutality of Paris dressmakersOthers
    argued with them, saying that any inconvenience was a small price to
    pay for the quality that omega de ville only Paris could supplySeveral sighed over
    memories of gloves and boots and fans and perfumeScarlett turned
    automatically toward whatever voice was speaking, an interested
    expression on her face
    When she heard laughter, she laughedBut she thought about other
    things-whether there was any of that good pie left from dinner to have
    for supper her blue dress that could use a fresh collar She looked at the clock behind Sally's headShe couldn't leave
    for at least eight more omega seamaster watch minu
    Saturday, January 1st, 2011
    3:30 pm
    @@@@@From the rue d’Alésia, apartment
    @@@@@From the rue d’Alésia, apartment dwellers
    had gathered at both corners, many in hastily pulled—on street attire—trousers and undershirts—
    while others were in night clothes—frayed bathrobes and worn slippersNoting that the Jackal’s
    van was now a smoldering mass of twisted steel and shattered glass, Bernardine continued: “Give
    the crowds time to satisfy their morbid viewing, then send men to disperse themIn an hour or so,
    when the rubble is under control and the bodies carted away, proclaim loudly to your police
    detachment that the emergency is over, ordering all but one man back to the precinctThat man is
    to remain here on duty until the debris is cleared from the boulevardHe is also to be instructed not
    to interfere with anyone leaving the buildings, is that clear?”
    “Not for a momentYou said that someone might be hiding—”
    “I know what I said,” pressed the former Deuxième consultant
    “You will stay here, then?”
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    274
    “YesI will move slowly, inconspicuously, around the areaWhat about the police report? And my report?”
    “Use some of the truth, not all of it, of courseWord was passed to you—informer’s name
    withheld—that an act of violence related to the Bureau’s narcotics division was to take place on the
    boulevard Lefebvre at precisely this hourYou commandeered a police contingent and found
    nothing, but shortly thereafter your highly professional instincts sent you back beyond the time
    span, unfortunately too late to stop the carnage
    “I might even be commended,” said the associate, suddenly frowning, wary“And your report?”
    he asked quietly
    “We’ll see if one is necessary, won’t we?” replied the newly reinstated Deuxième consultant
    The medical team wrapped the bodies of the victims and placed them in the ambulance as a
    wrecker hoisted what was left of the destroyed vehicle into the huge attached dumpsterThe crew
    swept the street, several remarking that they should not sweep too thoroughly or no one would
    recognize the LefebvreA quarter of an hour later the job was finished; the wrecker departed, the
    lone patrolman joining the crew to be dropped off at the nearest police phone several blocks away
    It was well past four o’clock in the morning, and soon the dawn would light up the sky over Paris,
    preceding the boisterous human carnival belowNow, however, the only signs of life on the
    boulevard Lefebvre were five lighted windows in the row of stone buildings controlled by Carlos
    the JackalInside those rooms were men and women for whom sleep was not permittedThey had
    work to do for their monseigneur
    Bourne sat on the pavement, his legs outstretched, his back against the inside wall of a storefront
    across from the building where the frightened yet argumentative baker and the indignant nun had
    confronted the policeBernardine was in a similar recess several hundred feet away, opposite the
    first building where the Jackal’s van had stopped for its condemned cargoTheir agreement was
    firm: Jason would follow and take by force whoever left first from any building; the old Deuxième
    veteran would follow whoever left second, ascertain his or her destination, but make no contact
    Bourne’s judgment was that either the baker or the nun would be the assassin’s messenger, so he
    had selected the north end of the row of stone hous
    Friday, December 31st, 2010
    3:31 pm
    @@@@@There was only a ragged blank where it had
    @@@@@There was only a ragged blank where
    it had been
    "Who's there?" Elizabeth shrieked, making me jump
    I almost dropped the creepy little thing on the
    floor, where it surely would have shattered on the
    tiles
    "Just me, Elizabeth," I called back, laying the
    figure on the counter
    "Edmund? Or Edgar, or whatever your name is?"
    "Right I went back into the parlor
    "Did you take care of that business of mine?"
    "Yes, ma'am, I sure did
    "Have I had my snack yet?"
    "Yes
    "Do you want something else? I'm sure I could-"
    "No thanks, honI'm sure the train will be here
    soon, and you know I don't like to travel on a
    full stomachI always end up in one of the
    backwards seats and with food in my stomach I
    371
    should certainly be train-sickHave you seen my
    tin, my Sweet Owen tin?"
    "I think it was in the kitchenShould I bring
    it?"
    "Not on such a wet day," she said"I thought I'd
    have you throw her in the pond, the pond would do,
    but I've changed my mindIt seems unnecessary on
    such a wet dayThe quality of mercy is not
    strained, you knowIt droppeth like the gentle
    rain
    "From heaven," I said She flapped her hand as if that part
    were of no matter
    "Why don't you arrange your chinas, Elizabeth?
    They're all mixed up today
    She cast a glance at the table, then looked at the
    window when an especially strong gust of wind
    slapped it with rain"I'm so
    fucking confused And then, with a spite I would
    not have guessed she had in her: "They all died
    and left me to this
    I was the last one to be repulsed by her lapse
    into vulgarity; I understood it too wellMaybe
    the quality of mercy isn't strained, there are
    372
    millions of us who live and die by the idea,
    Thursday, December 30th, 2010
    3:22 pm
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    he didn't say anything for several minutesWhen he spoke again, I could hear that he was
    focusing on the raid–single-minded, setting aside whatever curiosity he felt until after the
    mission was planned to his satisfaction
    “Where do we get them?”
    “Empty cryotanks are stored outside Healing facilities until they're neededWith more souls
    coming in than leaving, there vuitton purses will be a surplusNo one will guard them; no one will notice if
    some go missing
    “Are you sure? Where did you get this information?”
    “I saw them in Chicago, piles and piles of themEven the little facility we went to in Tucson
    had a small store of them, crated outside the delivery bay
    “If they were crated, then how can you be sure –”
    “Haven't you noticed our fondness for labels?”
    “I'm not doubting you,” he said“I omega seamaster watch just want to make sure that you've thought this through
    I heard the double meaning in his words
    “Let's get it done, then
    Doc was already gone–already with Jeb, as we hadn't passed him on the wayHe must have left
    right behind meI wondered how his news was being takenI hoped they weren't stupid enough
    to discuss it in front of the SeekerWould she shred her human host's brain if she guessed what I
    was doing? Would omega watches prices she assume I'd turned traitor entirely? That I would give the humans what
    they needed with no restrictions?
    Wasn't that what I was about to do, though? When I was gone, would Doc bother to keep his
    word?
    Yes, hewould tryI had to believe thatBut he couldn't do it aloneAnd who
    would help him?
    We scrambled up the tight black vent that opened onto the southern face of the rocky hill,
    about halfway up the low chanel purses peakThe eastern edge of the horizon was turning gray, with just a
    hint of pink bleeding into the line between sky and rock
    My eyes were locked on my feet as I climbed downIt was necessary; there was no path, and
    the loose rocks made for treacherous footingBut even if the way had been paved and smooth, I
    doubted I would have been able to lift my eyesMy shoulders, too, seemed trapped in a slumpNot a misfit, not a chanel earrings wande
    Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
    3:22 pm
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    After he dressed, he felt hungry, and he went over to the hospital's mess tent and talked to the first cook"You wouldn't send a guy back to the lines without a pasha cartier watch breakfast in his belly, would ya?" he asked
    "Awright, awright, take something, then Minetta wolfed down the rubbery remains of the scrambled powdered eggs, and drank a little of the lukewarm coffee still remaining in a ten-gallon boilerThe chlorine in it was very strong, and he made a wry faceMight as well drink iodine, he chanel white watch thought
    He clapped the cook on the back"Thanks, bud," he said, "I wish they cooked as good as this in our outfit
    Minetta collected his rifle and helmet from the hospital supply sergeant and strolled over to the doctor's tent"You wanted to see me, doc?" he asked Minetta sat down on a folding chair
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    Monday, December 27th, 2010
    3:26 pm
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    "Only if we're driven to it
    "We figure today's calm was only because their colonel is such a
    Biblethumper he won't order any action on the SabbathTomorrow
    will
    tell the taleIn the old days they used to harass us by going through
    our baskets to search for contraband when we left the MarketIf they
    try it again, they'll be dipping their hands into some classic chanel bag interesting
    things underneath the turnip greens and rice
    "Broken eggs?" Scarlett offered"Itching powder," suggested Rhett
    Miss Eleanor giggled for the third time
    "And a few more things, besides," she said complacently"We
    developed
    a number of interesting tactics back thenThis crop of soldiers
    wasn't around; it will all be new to themI'll bet a lot of these men
    never chanel logo even heard of poison sumacI dislike being so uncharitable at
    Christmas, but they've got to learn that we quit being afraid of them a
    long time ago"I do wish Ross could be here," she added abruptly, all
    laughter gone"When do you suppose it will be safe for your brother
    to come back home, Rhett?"
    "It depends on how quickly you and your friends get the mulberry bag Yankees
    whipped
    into shape, MamaCertainly in time for the Saint Cecilia
    "That's all right, thenIt doesn't matter if he misses all the rest
    as long as he's home for the Ball Scarlett could hear the capital B
    in Miss Eleanor's voiceScarlett was certain that the hours would
    drag by until the twenty-sixth and the beginning of the SeasonBut to
    her surprise the time passed fake hermes so quickly that she could hardly keep
    up
    The most entertaining part of it all was the battle with the Yankees
    The colonel did, indeed, order retaliation for the curfew
    humiliation
    And on Monday the Market rang with laughter as Charleston's ladies
    packed their baskets with the weapons of their choiceThe following
    day the soldiers were careful to keep their earring chanel gloves
    Sunday, December 26th, 2010
    3:31 pm
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    “Mo and I will take a taxi out to your place, and your husband and I will drive back hereWe’ll
    call you after lunch
    “What about that driver of yours, the one Casset got you?” asked the Chameleon, his eyes cold,
    inquiring
    “What about him? He’ll be paid double what he can make in a month with his taxi for tonight,
    and after he drops tiffany price us off at a hotel, he’ll disappearWe won’t see him again
    “Will he see anyone else?”
    “Not if he wants to live and send money to his relatives in AlgeriaI told you, Casset cleared
    him
    “Tomorrow, then,” said Bourne grimly, looking across the table at Marie and Morris Panov
    “After we leave for Paris, you’re to stay out at Barbizon, and you’re not to leave the innDo louis vuitton multicolor you
    both understand that?”
    “You know, David,” answered Marie, bristling and rigid on the pine banquette“I’m going to
    tell you somethingMo and Alex are as much a part of our family as the children, so I’ll say it in
    front of themWe all, all of us, humor you and in some ways pamper you because of the horrible
    things you went throughBut you cannot and you will not order us men wallet gucci around as if we were inferior
    beings in your august presenceDo you understand that?”
    Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
    316
    “Loud and clear, ladyThen maybe you should go back to the States so you won’t have to put up
    with my august presence Jason Bourne rose from the table, pushing the chair behind him
    “Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day, so I have to get some rolex watches for women sleep—I haven’t had much lately—and
    a better man than any of us here once told me that rest was a weaponI’ll be in the
    car for two minutesI’m sure Alex can get you out of France
    “You bastard,” whispered Marie
    “So be it,” said the Chameleon, walking away
    “Go to him,” interjected Panov quickly“You know what’s happening
    “I can’t handle it, Mo!”
    “Don’t handle it, just be with tiffany cross
    Saturday, December 25th, 2010
    3:31 pm
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    "You could hear the refrigerator," I said
    "That's right," he said without surprise"I could
    hear the fridge - both the hum of the motor and
    the clunk of the ice-makerI reached out and I
    picked an apple
    "Did you cheat?"
    Wireman smiledIf you mean did
    I peek, the answer is white chanel watch noIf you mean did I
    memorize the geography of the fruit in the
    bowl"Quién sabe? In any case, I
    picked an apple: in Adam's fall, sinned we allI
    didn't have to bite it or smell it; I could tell
    what it was by the skinSo without opening my
    417
    eyes - or giving myself any chance to think - I
    picked up the gun and put it to my temple new cartier He
    mimed this with the hand I no longer had, cocking
    the thumb and placing the first finger against the
    small circular scar that his long, graying hair
    usually hid"My last thought was, 'At least I
    won't have to listen to that refrigerator anymore,
    or eat one more gourmet shepherd's pie out of it'
    I don't remember any chanel silver bangNevertheless, the whole
    world went white, and that was the end of
    Wireman's other lifewould you like the
    hallucinogenic shit?"
    "Yes, please
    "You want to see if it matches yours, don't you?"
    "Yes And a question occurred to meOne of some
    import, maybe"Wireman, did you have any of these
    telepathic burstswhatever
    you want to call thembefore you ladies gucci watch came to Duma
    Key?" I was thinking of Monica Goldstein's dog,
    Gandalf, and how I seemed to have choked him with
    an arm I no longer had
    "Yes, two or three," he said"I may tell you
    about them in time, Edgar, but I don't want to
    stick Jack with Miss Eastlake for too longAll
    418
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    Friday, December 24th, 2010
    3:22 pm
    @@@@@There was no discomfort in her
    @@@@@There was no
    discomfort in her expression–the No Pain would be making her feel wonderful, of courseHer
    eyes were onyx blackThey darted around the room until she found me, and recognition was
    quickly followed by a scowlShe looked away, back to Doc
    “Well, it feels good to have my head back,” she said in a loud, clear voice
    CHAPTER 53
    Condemned
    The Seeker's host body was named Lacey; a dainty, soft, feminine nameAs
    inappropriate as the size, in my opinionLike naming a pit bull Fluffy
    Lacey was just as loud as the Seeker–and still a complainer
    “You'll have to forgive me for going on and on,” she insisted, allowing us no other options
    “I've been shouting away in there for years and never getting to speak for myselfI've got a lot
    to say all stored upI could almost make myself glad that I was leaving
    In answer to my earlier question to myself, no, the face was not less repugnant with a different
    awareness behind itBecause the awareness was not so very different, in the end
    “That's why we don't like you,” she told me that first night, making no change from the present
    tense or the plural pronoun“When she realized that you were hearing Melanie just the way she
    was hearing me, it made her frightenedShe thought you might guessI was her deep, dark
    secret“She couldn't make me shut upThat's why she became a Seeker,
    because she was hoping to figure out some way to better deal with resistant hostsAnd then she
    requested being assigned to you, so she could watch how you did itShe was jealous of you;
    isn't that pathetic? She wanted to be strong like youIt gave us a real kick when we thought
    Melanie had wonI guess that didn't happen, th
    Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
    3:23 pm
    @@@@@ Croft shook his head"You cain't trust
    @@@@@
    Croft shook his head"You cain't trust Wilson any further'n you can throw him
    "That's the way I had him tabbedBrown was always saying that nobody could get along with Croft, but he didn't know how to work itCroft was okay, you just had to approach him on the right tackIt was all right when you could buddy with the noncoms over you
    Yet Stanley had been very tense all the while he had been talking to CroftIn his first weeks in the platoon he had acted similarly toward Brown, but now that tension was switched to CroftStanley never said anything to him without some purposeIt was an automatic process, howeverHe never thought consciously, It's a good idea to agree with CroftAt the moment he believed what he was saying; his mind worked more quickly, more effectively than his speech, so that sometimes Stanley was almost surprised at his own words"Yeah, Wilson's an odd guy," he muttered
    Yet for a moment Stanley was depressedPerhaps he had started to buddy with Croft too lateWhat good was it to him now that the Lieutenant had come into the platoon? One of the reasons he resented Hearn was that he had hoped Croft would be commissioned, and there might have been a chance for him to fill the vacancyHe could not visualize either Martinez or Brown as platoon sergeantActually, this ambition was vague precisely because he did not want to halt thereStanley had no single goal; his dreams were always vague
    Indeed, as they talked, Croft and Stanley were sensing a similarity between themselves, and it drew them togetherCroft felt a mild affection for himThis Stanley kid ain't too bad, he told himself
    The deck under their feet shuddered as the boat slapped against a few wavesThe sun was almost down, and the sky overhead was clouding overIt was the least bit chill, and they drew closer to light cigarettes
    Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
    3:33 pm
    @@@@@"They're the newest O'Haras to come to
    @@@@@"They're the newest O'Haras to
    come to Savannah It didn't matter at all that Matt and Katie
    O'Hara's double parlors held almost no furnitureThey had fireplaces
    for warmth, gaslit ceiling globes for light, and a broad, polished wood
    floor for dancingThe hours Scarlett passed in those bare rooms that
    Saturday were among the happiest she'd ever knownWithin the
    family
    the O 'Haras shared love and happiness as freely and unconsciously as
    they shared the air they breathedScarlett felt within her the growth
    of something she had lost too long ago to rememberShe became,
    like
    them, unaffected and spontaneous and open to carefree joyShe
    could
    shed the artifice and calculation that she'd learned to use in the
    battles for conquest and dominance that were part of being a belle in
    Southern societyShe had no need to charm or conquer; she was
    welcome
    as she was, one of the familyFor the first time in her life she was
    willing to relinquish the spotlight to let someone else be the center
    of attentionThe others were fascinating to her, primarily because
    they were her new-found family, but also because she'd never known
    anyone like them in her lifeScarlett looked at
    Maureen, with Brian and Daniel making music behind her, Helen and
    Mary
    Kate clapping in time with the rhythm she was setting with the bones,
    and for a moment it was as if the vivid redheads were the youthful
    Tarletons come back to lifeThe twins, tall and handsome, the girls
    squirming with juvenile impatience to move on to the next adventure
    life held for themScarlett had always envied the Tarleton girls
    their freeand-easy ways with their motherNow she saw the same
    easiness between Maureen and her childrenAnd she knew that she,
    too,
    was welcome to laugh with Maureen, to tease and be teased, to share
    in
    the bounteous affection that Jamie's wife showered on everyone
    around
    herAt that moment Scarlett's near-worship of her serene,
    self-contained mother shivered and suffered a tiny crack, and she
    began
    to free herself of the guilt she'd always felt because she couldn't
    live up to her mother's teachingsPerhaps it was all right if she
    wasn't a perfect lady
    The idea was too rich, too complicatedShe'd think about it later
    She didn't want to think about anything nowNot yesterday, not
    tomorrowThe only thing that mattered was this moment and the
    happiness it held, the music and singing and clapping and dancing
    After the formal rituals of Charleston's balls, the spontaneous
    home-made pleasures were intoxicatingScarlett breathed deep of
    the
    joy and laughter around her, and it giddied her
    Sunday, December 19th, 2010
    3:28 pm
    @@@@@ He flinched at the title “The Seekers
    @@@@@
    He flinched at the title
    “The Seekers tried to get her to surrenderWhen they had her cornered, she
    jumped into an open elevator shaft
    I recoiled from the memory of pain, and Jamie's face went white under his tan
    “She didn't die?” he whisperedWe have very skilled HealersThey mended her quicklyThen they put me in herThey
    hoped I would be able to tell them how she had survived so long I had not meant to say so
    much; my mouth snapped shutJamie didn't seem to notice my slip, but Jeb's eyes opened slowly
    and fixed on my faceNo other part of him moved, and Jamie didn't see the change
    “Why didn't you let her die?” he askedHe had to swallow hard; a sob was threatening in his
    voiceThis was all the more painful to hear because it was not the sound a child makes,
    frightened of the unknown, but the fully comprehending agony of an adultIt was so hard not to
    reach out and put my hand on his cheekI wanted to hug him to me and beg him not to be sadI
    curled my hands into fists and tried to concentrate on his questionJeb's eyes flickered to my
    hands and back to my face
    “I wasn't in on the decision,” I murmured“I was still in a hibernation tank in deep space when
    that happened
    Jamie blinked again in surpriseMy answer was nothing he'd expected, and I could see him
    struggling with some new emotionI glanced at Jeb; his eyes were bright with curiosity
    The same curiosity, though more wary, won out with Jami
    Saturday, December 18th, 2010
    3:30 pm
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    Now came the hard part, the terrible part
    I began unscrewing the cap of the flashlightOn
    the second turn, the light went out and I was in
    nearly perfect darknessI dumped the D-batteries
    from the flashlight's steel sleeve, then fumbled
    for the first bottle of EvianMy fingers closed
    on it, and I poured it in, working by feelI had
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    thought one bottle would fill it all the way to
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    190
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    “She always makes tea, you know, when my sister is not here
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    not have been asked at all
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    pleasures, and of what she had suffered in being torn from them,
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    separationTo be in the centre of such a circle, loved by so many,
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    confidence, she should be able to reason herself into a properer state;
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    everything there, without wretchednessWhat might have been hard
    to bear at Mansfield was to become a slight evil at Portsmouth
    The only drawback was the doubt of her aunt Bertram’s being comfortable
    without herShe was of use to no one else; but there she
    might be missed to a degree that she did not like to think of; and that
    part of the arrangement was, indeed, the hardest for Sir Thomas to
    accomplish, and what only he could have accomplished at all
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    of long talking on the chanel silver subject, explaining and dwelling on the duty
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    The next step was to communicate with PortsmouthFanny wrote
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    prospect of seeing her child again, as to confirm all the daughter’s
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    certainly shewn no remarkable fondness for her formerly; but this
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