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"It’s hot," she said

"If you can just hold out, I’ll try to think of soet home"

At nearly nine o’clock, he kissed her ut"

"It’s wonderful rotgut Don’t say anything to Mr Fuzz"

Ja his saxophone case off the other chair, and wove his way through the tables to the stage

She couldn’t take her eyes off hied the flautist, then pulled a lower stool forward to the microphone He took his saxophone out of the case, polished it a bit with a soft cloth, checked the reed Then he began to warm up

She didn’t knohat she’d expected, but the sound co out of his instrument would have made the devil weep He played scales, bits and pieces of old songs, skipped fro, soft, then loud

"So you’re the little white girl that’s hooked my Quinlan, are you?"

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"I WON’T BE so little in another six months"

"Why’s that?"

"I’m not usually so skinny I’ll fatten up"

"Maybe nant You just watch out, Sally, all the ladies salivate while he’s playing Poor boy, he tells himself it’s because of his beautiful "

She shook her head, her voice mournful "I don’t have the heart to tell hi Sonny Rollins, e black worinned wide, and pumped Sally’s hand