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“I a tolot”

“I’ll ask Newman if he’s okay with it”

“Nicky, no, and if I tell you not to do it, you won’t be able to”

“That’s true”

“I’ll ask Newman,” Ethan said

“Ethan!”

“I’ll be embarrassed to ask him, but if you forbid Nicky to do it, then I’ll do it”

“I can’t—”

“If Newman is weirded out, we’ll try to shadow you,” Nicky said

“You’ll really ask New lot?”

“If there’s a motel nearby, would that make it better?” Nicky asked

“Yes, I guess, but that takesout of that”

“Then we’re back to a quickie,” Nicky said

“No”

“Then eat ularly in the next four hours, and we’ll follow you,” he said