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THE jeep steadily turned corners, putting block after block of the e, upper level streets between it and Fun Incorporated Phil wondered whether it could be traced by the electric eyes that were said to be at each intersection, but he forgot the question before it becahnut on his lap He felt over-poweringly sleepy and wished he could gently slide into soravity

But before drifting off he glanced at Mitzie Her face was set in hard, proud, sneering lines, although two tears were jiggling down her cheeks Phil felt more annoyed than surprised or coe such a mood in Lucky&039;s presence

He decided that Mitzie needed to have certain truths rubbed in gently "Our escape is nothing to puff ourselves up over," he said softly "Lucky did it all Though I ad the jeep"

Mitzie didn&039;t look at him, but she thinned her lips

"The episode of the jeep was instructive," Phil went on, beginning to twist the angelic knife just a little "It showed you exactly what sort of glorious cris But now," he went on, te justice with mercy, "you&039;ve discovered that your roersnap in the face of true love and understanding Eh, Mitzie?"

Mitzie let the car jog listlessly to a stop Phil was di in a bulected, shrubby square with tall buildings set around He leaned back, sy fur He aiting complacently for Mitzie&039;s sobs

Instead, the seat jounced and the door of the jeep sla outside the jeep against a shadowy background of tangled shrubbery and misty, silent skyscrapers

Suddenly she leaned forward toward hiainst the door with stiff arustily and her small, tender breasts lifted in their black satin half cups

Now, he told hi, to Lucky&039;s power

"I hate you, Phil," she said intensely "You want to see me turn to jelly" New tears spurted frorew fiercer "Carstairs, Llewellyn and Buck ave nity of being hated They didn&039;t try to drown lory," she went on in a voice that certainly should have sounded choked except she silory, no matter how cheap and selfish you think it is, because it&039;s the only thing that&039;s shining and brave in a shoddy, cowardly world I want to spit in the world&039;s eye and then face it, when it coe, like I faced this jeep"

"I did think you were courageous there," Phil te why the devil Lucky&039;s power, that had softened twenty uided girl

"Spare me any praise that&039;s a cover for slop," Mitzie said scathingly "Oh I knohat that Sunday school beast there on your lap can do, and I knohat you want to see happen I have only one thing that&039;s titaniubreak No, worse, you want to see it soften Well, I&039; to let that happen" She stood up and took her hands off the door

Suddenly Phil felt a kind of sleepy worry He ran his hand over Lucky&039;s fur, then shook hily "Wake up," he said uneasily

Lucky merely purred Or perhaps it was a s away