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"How can you be so sure?"

"He never has time"

"He'll take time"

"No, he won't Never has, never will"

Again she sighed "Bart, try to be

understanding He's a doctor, and he has o unattended, would you?"

Wouldn't care Rather go fishing Too many people in the world anywayespecially woet well quick YOU take me fishin! Now you don't have to dance, you can do all the things Daddy never has time for You can spend all the ti Momma, Mamma, I'm sorry about what I said," I sobbed, "I don't really hate you! I don't want you to fall down and die I just feel mean sometimes and I can't stop Momma, please don't hate me for what I said"

Her hands were soft and co in my hair as she tried to smooth it down and make it stay neat Hair brushes and hairspray never worked, so how could her hands? I buriedof how John Ah I'd already told him what I'd said to her, and he'd s like Malcolm "You shouldn't have done that, Bart," he said to confuseher way If you let her kno you feel she'll find a way to defeat our purpose And we do have to save her from the Devil, don't we?"

I raisedtears streaklie she had to be Been married three tiood or evil, as long as I had her for ood I'd teach her to leave all men alone--but me

To win I had to play ht, and deal out the aces one by one, like John Amos had told me Fool her, fool Daddy, otto be Malcolm

"What are you thinking, Bart?" she asked, still stroking my hair

"Got no playenes froood either You and Daddy don't deserve any children You don't deserve anything but the hell you have already made for yourself!"

Left her sitting stunned Glad toh? Why did I run to my room and throw myself down on my bed and cry?

Then I remembered the one person who didn't need anyone--Malcol decisions, even wrong ones, for he kne to twist theht So I scowled, hunchedwhat Malcol with Melodie and went in Mo!" I yelled "Sinning is going on between Jory and Melodie--they're kissing-- a baby"

Her flying fingers paused over the typewriter keys She s to e of an innocent young girl who is decent and wise enough to knohen to say stop"