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At one point I thought I’d have to grab her to prevent her frorand total of five times in a row and had to hold still afterward, convinced that she’d start again in seconds if not

But she didn’t, thank God I handed her a wad of tissues and she blew her nose a few times and then sat back with relief on her flushed features "Wohere the hell did that come from?"

But I could only stare, because I just realized that so She frowned at me but only one of her eyebroered--because the other one had, it appeared, been co

I didn’t knohether to laugh or cry, to say so or allow her to keep the illusion for a short while longer--until her next glimpse in the mirror, anyway--that she still had her brows and lashes Because it appeared that they were not long for the world They’d finally succumbed, also, to the che her eyebrow at me, like Mr Spock’s freeze-face I half expected her to turn to ical, Captain Kirk"

And I knew, under any other circu at this situation But she was so delicate now, especially about her looks I just didn’t have the heart to laugh, or even break the news to her that she was now one eyebrow short of a good frown

Without another word, I turned to the wheel of the boat and maneuvered us the short ride across to the slip besidethe tiny ferry that went from the mainland to the Balboa peninsula and back ot there, Katya aiting for us, sunning her very pale Canadian skin on one of the lounges on our s up, wearing big, white sunglasses and a huge smile

When she saw E her and signal her to shut up with a finger slashed across lasses and squinted at Eone!"

Ah, goddaht into the house, de look

"Yeah, you could have handled that better"

Her eyes widened in surprise and she threw up her hands "What? Like you could have hidden it from her that she looks like she’s per sarcastic Isarcastic, but da to let her walk around with just one eyebrow?"

I sighed, giving up When I saw Emilia about a half an hour later, she had no eyebrows and one, too She’d either pulled them out or shaved them I didn’t have the heart to ask which In fact, I never etissue for her At least I’d be drawing the freak looks to me instead of her