I  mind a drink rigtle something.

    I could stand a drink, said Julie.

    Remember t time you o her.

    Oh boy, she said. Yep. Sure do.

    Cob, said Emma.

    the road.

    ell, God damn it, I guess ter homas.

    o . the road.

    Julie broke out the whiskey.

    is it today? asked ther.

    Aquavit h a beer chaser, she said.

    oasting her glass. ow wow wow wow.

    Yes, Julie said. Its giggles in the sphinxeries.

    Quite good, said the beer helps.

    I like tuff, can I wo more?

    One more, said to cover yet this day.

    You are being stuffy. I find t quite extraordinary. You of all people.

    does t mean? thomas asked. Me of all people?

    elling everybody o do?

    I like telling everybody o do, t is a great pleasure, being boss. One of test. ouldnt you agree? o ther.

    It is one of t pleasures, t about it. It is bang-up, but mostly  let people knoly ly ress to ourselves, in our s. Occasionally  to someone -- lift a corner of t   in order to certify to ourselves. Full disclosure is almost unhomas is being criminally frank, in my opinion.

    Emma t.

    Okay Fat Daddy, so dance.

    ? said ther. ;

    Emma  pants burniso silver ws.

    Do you knohe hucklebuck?

    I do not.

    Emma begins to demonstrate. Parts of Emma ions.

    Amazing, said ther. I remember.

    Julie and tching.

    It is obvious t but for a t of fate I ime h full heaviness of hand --

    , ts well known.

    Goatisill. Cops a feel whenever he can.

    Ive noticed.

    Prefers t grab  there.

    Ive observed.

    And in terms of verbal rattentions, s, a dive in the ladder, and a goose-and-duck.

    And you replied?

    itness, as usual. Still hing.

    O dream of denying it.

    Auty. Fragile, yet present.  .

    But remember time wwo-incime wurn your .

    uating myths.

    t happened.

    You dont appear to me to be overly  or damaged.

    times oo brighomas.

    times oo w?

    Brigimes oo bright.

    ell fuck you, she said.

    ell fuck you, times ell truth.

    Sloppy, sloppy, sy monstrously unattractive.

    O I am taking action, am I not? I could as   lottery tickets -of-fate t would change my life.

    Me, she said. Me, me.

    t.

    You and I, so  of bhang. have a chew?

    Not nohanks.

    You and I, swo of us.

    ting on his fingers.

    Yes, he said.

    And Emma, s her.

    I look at everyt is in front of me. Emma is in front of me. t Emma.

    And s you, Julie said, Ive seen some gazes.

    S bad-looking, thomas said.

    But .

    A temporary fact, said thomas.

    temporary!

    Expectoration of bic).

    My God, Im simply telling truthomas.

    Viper, she said.

    I knoter soul, tractive.

    Measuring, are you? A measuring man.

    Julie cramming more o h.

    You forget time, t it.

    I dont like it.

    ?

    I put out of mind t .

    I do not revel in it.

    t you get to your  the is.

    temporarily, said thomas.

    Oh you are a viper.

    A student of decay, is all.

    Julie began to unbutton .

    Yes, ts a een minutes or in t case, ty-five.

    Come crawl beh me.

    it, said t I cannot abandon  find an absolute every day.

    You are an apprentice fool, s even a full fool, neverttle taste, because I like you. You are a lucky dog.

    to t t true.

    Julie pulling at thomass sleeve.

    t in his hands.

    as, he said.

    Yes no you mention it, she said.

    I will washem for you if you wish.

    Not necessary. I knohe drill.

    ass ttle blue square one.

    Right.

    Rougextured.

    Ive seen it.

    Usually damp.

    I remember.

    I could just put some bags on tment uses.

    Oh misery me.

    tively lustrous.

    Not too bad are they?

    Nine lines and a freckle, all immaculate. Noto be desired. t of.

    Could an Emma do as well?

    I dont knoo t it.

    Julie made a circle of tly on the ball.

    Anguishomas.

    It emporary.