Affection
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Womanwakesupinthemiddleofthenight,MadamOlympiasaid,shegoes,whatyouthinkinabout?Yougo,thefloat.Shegoes,isthefloatmakinusmoneyornotmakinusmoney?Yougo,itdependsonwhathappensWednesday.Shegoes,thatsnice.Yougo,whatdoyoumean,youdontunderstanddickaboutthefloat,woman.Shegoes,wellyoudonthavetobenasty.Yougo,Imnotbeingnasty,youjustdontunderstand.Shegoes,sowhydontyoutellme?Behindthis,otheragendasonbothsides.
Thefloatisasecret,Harrissaid.Manymendontevenknowaboutthefloat.
Totearstotearstotears.
Right,Harrissaid.HowmuchdoIoweyou?
Fiftydollars.
Thecommunitywhispered:Aretheystillliving?Howmanytimesaweek?Whatisthatsymbolonyourbreast?Didtheyconsenttosignit?Didtheyrefusetosignit?Intherain?Beforethefire?Hastherebeenweightloss?Howmanypounds?Whatistheirfavoritecolor?Havetheybeenaudited?Wasthereahissideofthebedandahersideofthebed?Didshemakeitherself?Canwehaveataste?Havetheystolenmoney?Havetheystolenstamps?Canherideahorse?Canherideasteer?Whatishisbesttimeinthecalfscramble?Istheremoney?Wastheremoney?Whathappenedtothemoney?Whatwillhappentothemoney?Didsuccesscomeearlyorlate?Didsuccesscome?Aredwig?AttheJuniorLeague?Areddresswitharedwig?WassheeveraFauve?Isthatatheoreticalpositionorarealposition?Wouldtheydoitagain?Againandagain?Howmanytimes?Athousandtimes?
ClairemetSweetPapaCreamPuff,anewperson.HewasthehousepianistatBells,aclubfrequentedbydisconsolatewomenintheearlyafternoons.
Hewasahugemanandsaidthathewasalivinglegend.
What?
Livinglegend,hesaid.
Ididntnamethe"SweetPapaCreamPuffBlues"bythatname,hesaid.ItwasnamedbythepeopleofChicago.
Ohmyohmyohmy,Clairesaid.
Thismustabeenboutneentwenty-one,twenty-two,hesaid.
Thosewaswonderfuldays.
Therewasoneotherman,atthattime,whohadpartofmyfame.
FellownamedRedTop,hesdeadnow.
Hewasverygood,scaredmealittlebit.
Istudiedhim.
Ihadtwoorthreesituationsontheproblem.
Iworkedveryhardandbestedhiminneentwenty-three.Juneofthatyear.
Wow,Clairesaid.
Zum,SweetPapaCreamPuffsang,zumzumzumzumzum.
Sixperfecttreblenotesinthesidepocket.
SarahcallsHarrisfromtheclinicinDetroitandfloorshimwiththenewsofher"miscarriage."Saddenedbythelossofthebaby,hesneverthelesselatedtobefreeofhis"obligation."ButwhenHarrisrushestodeclarehisloveforClaire,hescrushedtolearnthatsheismarriedtoSarah.HopingagainsthopethatHarriswillstaywithher,Sarahreturns.HarrisishungoverfromdrinkingtoomuchthenightbeforewhenSarahdemandstoknowifhewantsher.Unabletodecideatfirst,heyieldstoSarahsfeignedhelplessnessandtellshertostay.Later,theyshareapleasantdinnerattheRiverboat,whereClaireisawaiter.HarrisisimpressedtolearnthatSarahrefusedtojoininhismothersplantodissuadehimfrombecomingapoliceman.ClaireisembracingHarrisbeforehisdeparturewhenSarahenterstheoffice.WhenHarrisiscaughtshoplifting,Claireskidsister,terrifiedathavingtofaceacourtappearance,signsforhisrelease.MissingSarahterribly,Harriscalls
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