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Shedidn'tthinktheyhadabigspaheremightbesomethiinthegarage。
Thesear。Shekherewereotherpolithegardenallaroundthehouse。Shecouldheartheirfootstepsonthegraveloutside,aimesshesawaflashhathes。Itbegae,nearlyicedbytheahefourmeheroomsseemedtweary,atrifleexasperated。
"Jack,"shesaid,theby。"Wouldyoumindgivingmeadrink?"
"SureI'llgiveyouadrihiswhiskey?"
"Yes,please。Butjustasmallomakemefeelbetter。"
Hehaheglass。
"Whydon'tyouhaveo;shesaid。"Youmustbeawfullytired。Pleasedo。You'vebeeome。"
"Well,"hea;It'snotstrictlyallowed,butImighttakejustadroptokeepmegoing。"
&heothersdwerepersuadedtotakealittlenipofwhiskey。Theystoodaroundratheraiththedrinksintheirhands,unfortableiryingtosaygthingsteantNooothekiteoutquidsaid,"Look,Mrs。Maloney。Youknowthatovenofyoursisstilloilli;
"Ohdearme!"shecried。"Soitis!"
"Ibetterturnitoffforyou,hadn'tI?"
"Willyoudothat,Jakyousomuch。"
&hesergeahesee,shelookedathimwithherlarge,darktearfuleyes。"Ja,"shesaid。
"Yes?"
"Wouldyoudomeasmallfavor-youahers?"
"Wetry,Mrs。Malo;
"Well,"shesaid。"Hereyoodfrierick'stoo,aocatwhokilledhim。Youmustbeterriblehungryby'slongpastyoursuppertime,andIknowPatrieverfiveme,Godblesshissoul,ifIallowedyoutoremaininhishousewithyoudethospitality。Whydon'tyoueatupthatlambthat'si'llbecookedjustrightbynow。"
"Wouldn'tdreamofit,&queantNoonansaid。
"Please,"shebegged。"Pleaseeatit。PersonallyI'ttoug,lynotwhat'sbeeninthehousewhenhewashere。Butit'sallrightforyou。It'dbeafavortomeifyou'deatitup。Thenyouwithyainafterwards。"
Therewasagooddealofhesitatingamongthefourpoli,buttheywereclearlyhungry,aheywerepersuadedtogoidhelpthemselves。Thewomanstayedwhereshewas,listeningtothemspeakingamoheirvoicesthidsloppybecausetheirmouthswerefullofmeat。
"Havesomemore,Charlie?"
"finishit。"
"Shewantsustofinishit。Shesaidso。Bedoingherafavor。"
"Okaythen。Givemesomemore。"
"That'sthehellofabigclubtheguymusthaveusedtohitpoorPatrick,"ohemwassaying。"Thedocsayshisskullwassmashedalltopiecesjustlikefromasledgehammer。"
"That'swhyitoughttobeeasytofind。"
"ExactlywhatIsay。"
"Whoeverdoheyoingtathiaroundwiththemlohey;
&hembelched。
"Personally,Ithinkiththereonthepremises。"
"Prhtunderourveryyouthink,Jack?"
Aherroom,MaryMaloogiggle。