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ithoughtsheeaboutiping.butaidenteritea.

heanquiostasifsheaid.

“thisisayi,”heanintroducedher.“sheisheretolookafteryou.she.”

“thankyou,ayi,”isaidtotheidher.sheanofaboutfiftyetheteacup,hereyesngup.

“shalliboilhote.

“no,thankyou.notjustyet.illtellyoureadyforabath.”

andclosedthedoor,iaskedhean,“areservantsstillallowed”

“anyuneloyedpeople.ifsooneisillortherearebabies,nobodyanfroheseustsay,youlookterriblythin,”saidhean,lookiedbodyhwrinkledbrows.

“dontatteroffood.illbeallright.hoaid.

“therfouhroughafriend.but”heanloeas.becarefulyousaytoher.”

inodded.

“ithinkthegovents.aerdayahatheekindoftreesyouliked.”

beente.sigoventagencies,interpretingthesindicationsoftheirpositionintheeyesoftheauthorities.

heanseedrerelaxedandiling.soideeiping.“areyounoeeiping”

shelookedatsearusiunenearguiyangtobereeduotheretosaythatipinghadttedsuicide.”

so,ipiheno.1detentionhouse.yethoehoeoutofprison.noylastsparkofhopeportantattheti,suddenlyseedaningless.ifeltthatihadfallenintoavoidandbeedisoriented.heaogethereiping.