For I'm the Boy Whose Only Joy Is Loving You
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rsoncouldeasilydisposeof.Butjustrightasfatewouldhaveitfortwo.
ABEERWINELIQUORICEsignappearedbytheroadside.HuberstoppedthecarwhichwasaPontiacChieftainandenteringthestorepurchased,for$27.00,abottleof98-year-oldbrandysealedonthetopwithawaxseal.ThebottlewasoldanddirtybutthebrandywhenHuberreturnedwithitwastastyintheextreme.ForthecelebrationHubersaidgenerouslyofferingthebottlefirsttoBloomsburywhohadintheirviewrecentlysufferedpainandthusdeservedeverycourtesy,insofaraspossible.Bloomsburydidnotoverlookthisgreat-heartedattitudeonthepartofhisfriend.AlthoughhehasmanyfaultsBloomsburyreflected,hehasmanyvirtuesalso.Butthefaultsengagedhisattentionandsippingtheoldbrandyhebegantoreviewthemseriously,andthoseofWhittlealso.OnefaultofHuberswhichBloomsburyconsideredandreconsideredwasthatofnotkeepinghiseyeontheball.InthematteroftheroadforinstanceBloomsburysaidtohimself,anyTexacoGasolinesignisenoughtodistracthimfromhisclearduty,thatofoperatingthevehicle.AndtherewereotherfaultsbothmortalandvenialwhichBloomsburythoughtaboutjustasseriouslyasthis.EventuallyhisthinkingwasinterruptedbythesewordsofWhittles:Goodoldmoney!
ItwouldhavebeenwrongBloomsburysaidausterely,tohavekeptit.Cowsflewbythewindowsinbothdirections.Thatduringtheyearsofourcohabitationithadbeenourmoneytocultivateandbeproudofdoesnotalterthefactthatoriginallyitwashermoneyratherthanmymoneyhefinished.YoucouldhaveboughtaboatWhittlesaid,orahorseorahouse.PresentsforyourfriendswhohavesustainedyouintheaccomplishmentofthisdifficultandifImaysaysoratherunpleasanttaskHuberaddedpushingtheacceleratorpedaltothefloorsothatthevehicle"leapedahead."WhilethesethingswerebeingsaidBloomsburyoccupiedhimselfbythinkingofoneofhisfavoriteexpressions,whichwas:Everythingwillberevealedatthepropertime.HerememberedtootheseveraloccasionsonwhichHuberandWhittlehaddinedathishouse.Theyhadadmiredherecallednotonlythetuckbutalsothewifeofthehousewhoseaspectbothfrontsideandbacksidewasscrutinizedandcommenteduponbythem.Tothepointthatthewholeenterprise(friendship)hadbecome,forhim,quiteinsupportable,anddefeating.Huberhadinoneinstanceevenreachedouthishandtotouchit,whenitwasnear,andbentover,andstickingout,andBloomsburyashosthadbeenforced,bythelogicofthesituation,toraphiswristwithasoupspoon.GoldendaysBloomsburythought,inthesunshineofourhappyyouth.
ItsidioticHubersaid,thatweknownothingmoreofthecircumstancessurroundingtheextinguishmentofyourunionthanyouhavechosentotellus.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?Bloomsburyasked,awarehoweverthattheywouldwanteverything.ItwouldbeinterestingIthinkaswellasinstructiveWhittlesaidcasually,toknowforinstanceatwhatpointthesituationoflivingtogetherbecameuntenable,whethersheweptwhenyoutoldher,whetheryouweptwhenshetoldyou,whetheryouweretheinstigatororshewastheinstigator,whethertherewerephysicalfightsinvolvingbodilyblowsormerelyobjectsthrownonyourpartandonherpart,iftherewerementalcruelties,crueltiesofwhatorderandonwhosepart,whethershehadaloverordidnothavealover,whetheryoudidordidnot,whetheryoukeptthetelevisionorshekeptthetelevision,thedispositionofthebalanceofthefurnishingsincludingtableware,linens,lightbulbs,bedsandbaskets,whogotthebabyiftherewasababy,whatfoodremainsinthepantryatthistime,whathappenedtothemedicinebottlesincludingMercurochrome,rubbingalcohol,aspirin,celerytonic,milkofmagnesia,No-DozeandNembutal,wasitafundivorceornotafundivorce,whethershepaidthelawyersoryoupaidthelawyers,whatthejudgesaidiftherewasajudge,whetheryouaskedherfora"date"afterthegrantingofthedecreeordidnotsoask,whethershewastouchedornottouchedbythisgestureiftherewassuchagesture,whetherthedateiftherewassuchadatewasafunthingornotafunthing——inshortwedliketogetthefeeloftheeventhesaid.Wedbepeppedtoknow,Hubersaid.IrememberhowitwaswhenmyoldwifeEleanorflewawayWhittlesaid,butonlydimlybecauseoftheyears.Bloomsburyhoweverwasthinking.
HaveyeheardthenewsPelly,thatMarthamewifehasleftmeinayareplane?onthbloodyChampagneFlight?Oyerwonderfulness,wotacheekylottobepullintheplogonalovelymanlikeyerself.WellthatshowthecockcurlsPelly,theresnaughtleftoferbutabottleofDreneShampoointhboodwar.Shewasabitchthatshewastocommitthisactoflesemajestyagainstthsovereignpersonofyermightiness.ShelockederselfithjohnPellytowardthlastanwouldntcomeoutnotevenforFlagDay.IncredibleMishtarBloomsburytothinkthatsuchasthatcoexistwiusgoodgulssidebysideinthetwentiethcentury.Annomorelovey-kindnessthanastick,annomoregratitudethanaglassomilkofmagnesia.WhatboughtherclothesattheSalvationArmybythlookofher,ontheRevolvi
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