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           Thedoorofthebar.So.Thatwilldo.Pat,waiter,waited,waitingtohear,forhewashardofhearbythedoor.

           —Sorrowfrommeseemedtodepart.

           Throughthehushofairavoicesangtothem,low,notrain,notleavesinmurmur,likenovoiceofstringsorreedsorwhatdoyoucallthemdulcimerstouchingtheirstillearswithwords,stillheartsoftheireachhisrememberedlives.Good,goodtohear:sorrowfromthemeachseemedtofrombothdepartwhenfirsttheyheard.Whenfirsttheysaw,lostRichiePoldy,mercyofbeauty,heardfromapersonwouldn’texpectitintheleast,herfirstmercifullovesoftoftlovedword.

           Lovethatissinging:love’soldsweetsong.Bloomunwoundslowlytheelasticbandofhispacket.Love’soldsweetsonnezlagold.Bloomwoundaskeinroundfourforkfingers,stretchedit,relaxed,andwounditroundhistroubleddouble,fourfold,inoctave,gyvedthemfast.

           —Fullofhopeandalldelighted...

           Tenorsgetwomenbythescore.Increasetheirflow.Throwflowerathisfeet.Whenwillwemeet?Myheaditsimply.Jinglealldelighted.Hecan’tsingfortallhats.Yourheaditsimplyswurls.Perfumedforhim.Whatperfumedoesyourwife?Iwanttoknow.Jing.Stop.Knock.Lastlookatmirroralwaysbeforesheanswersthedoor.Thehall.There?Howdoyou?Idowell.There?What?Or?Phialofcachous,kissingcomfits,inhersatchel.Yes?Handsfeltfortheopulent.

           Alasthevoicerose,sighing,changed:loud,full,shining,proud.

           —Butalas,’twasidledreaming...

           Glorioustonehehasstill.Corkairsofteralsotheirbrogue.Sillyman!Couldhavemadeoceansofmoney.