Affection
Affection (第1/3页)
Howdoyouwanttocookthisfish?Howdoyouwanttocookthisfish?Harrisasked.
What?
Claireheard:Howdoyouwanttocookthisfish?
Breaded,shesaid.
Fine,Harrissaid.
What?
Fine!
Wehavenotslepttogetherforthreehundrednights,shethought.Wehavenotslepttogetherforthreehundrednights.
Hisrough,tenderhandsnotwrappedaroundme.
Lawnmower.Hisrough,tenderhandswrappedaroundthehandlesofthelawnmower.Notaroundme.
What?
Wheredidyouhidethebreadcrumbs?
What?
Thebreadcrumbs!
BehindtheCheerios!
Clairetelephonedhermother.Hermotherscounselwasbroccoli,mostly,butwhoelsewasshegoingtotalkto?
What?
Youhavetobeoptimistic.Bebebe.Optimistic.
What?
Optimistic,hermothersaid,theygothroughphases.Astheygetolder.Theyhavelesstoleranceformonotony.
Immonotony?
Theygothroughphases.Astheygrowolder.Theyliketothinkthattheirfuturesareaheadofthem.Thisisludicrous,ofcourse——
Ohohohoh.
Ludicrous,ofcourse,butIhaveneveryetmetonewhodidntthinkthatwayuntilhegotplayedoutthentheysinkintoacomfortablelassitudetaketowearingthosehorribleold-geezerhats
What?
Hatswiththegreenplasticbills,golfhatsorwhatevertheyare——
Harris,Clairesaidtoherhusband,youvestoppedwateringtheplants.
What?
Youvestoppedwateringtheplantsmymotheralwayssaidthatwhentheystoppedwateringtheplantsthatwasasuresignofanimpendingmaritalbreakup.
Yourmotherreadstoomuch.
What?
SarahdecidedthatsheandHarrisshouldnotsleeptogetheranylonger.
Harrissaid,Whatabouthugging?
What?
Hugging.
Sarahsaidthatshewouldhavearulingonhugginginafewdaysandthatheshouldstandbyforfurtherinformation.Shepulledtheblacklacemantilladowntoveilherfaceastheylefttheemptychurch.
Ihavedherightthingtherightthing.Iamright.
Clairecameinwearingherbrowncoatandcarryingalargebrownpaperbag.LookwhatIgot!shesaidexcitedly.
What?Harrissaid.
Shereachedintothebagandpulledoutasmearyplastictraywithsixfrozenshellsteaksonit.Thesteakslookedliketheyhaddiedintheneenthcentury.
Sixdollars!Clairesaid.Thisguycameintothelaundromatandsaidhewasmakingdeliveriestorestaurantsandsomeoftherestaurantsalreadyhadallthesteakstheyneededandnowhehadtheseleftoverandtheywereonlysixdollars.Sixdollars.
Youspentsixdollarsonthese?
Otherpeopleboughtsometoo.
Diseased,stolensteaks?
Hewaswearingawhitecoat,Clairesaid.Hehadatruck.
Illbethehadatruck.
HarriswenttoseeMadamOlympia,areaderandadvisor.Herofficewasoneroominabadpartofthecity.Chickenwingsburnedinafryingpanonthestove.Shegotupandturnedthemoff,thengotupandturnedthemonagain.Shewaswearingat-shirtthathad"Buffalo,CityofNoIllusions"printedonit.
Tellmeaboutyourself,shesaid.
Mylifeishell,Harrissaid.Hesketchedthecircumstances.
Iamboredtotearswiththissortofthing,MadamOlympiasaid.Totearstotears.
Well,Harrissaid,metoo.
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