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She did his bidding with patient, adoring gasps.
Lots of people had loved her;
they came to put flowers near and tosay goodbye.
Everyone in the houseknew how
close he was.
Stealthily at night a basement windowwould open, a tenants cat be
pushed through.
He rushed down the stair, and returned immediately with
theblack, smoking pot in his hand.
He came up and sat by the phone, scowling at
the instrument as ifit were to blame. Outside there was a row of tall poplars,
goldwith young spring. Three days before the fourthmonth was up, the man said
to me casually, We leave here on thefirst.
Clocksticked off the solemn moments
as loudly as their works would letthem. You will leave the door of your flat
unlocked tonight? In proudmetallic lettering she proclaimed herself Direct
action and livedup to it.
Come, lets go into garden and play withthe pups. No
sooner was he in the tub than the message came. But the old maple stump would
not give up. We got a wire off to the girl and then we began to bake and getthe
flat in order.
I did not know whattill-death-do-us-part did to them.
First
TenantSHE WAS a bride just returned from honeymooning, this first tenantof
mine. Basement windows were nowsquares of blue-grey dawn.
He looked a fiend
gloweringat me and clenching his fists.
I expect we shall see a lot of each
other now.
As far as I could see she did not do any.
She had been a nurse
before shemarried; she knew most of the doctors in town.
The old ladys free
hand rolled towards the man. Parson Pendergastthrew everything portable at the
cats.
My footwas wedged between the wall and the step.
CouldI ever again be a
firm dignified landlady after being pulled likethat from a furnace mouth!
Lemoyne mince up my stair toinform on Mrs.
I will put her upand help you out
with things. Besides they are going to be married by a J.
Why should I buy more
when I dontrequire them? House, I haveslept too in your attic, serene as a
brooding dove.
Lemoyne mince up my stair toinform on Mrs. A faint subtle change
came over her face.
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