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prayeri’veoffered.youareasong,adream,awhisper,andidon'tknowhowicouldhavelivedwithoutyouforaslongasihave.iloveyou,allie,morethanyoucaneverimagine,ialwayshaveandialwayswill."

"oh,noah,"shesaid,pullinghimtoher.shewantedhim,neededhimnowmorethanever,likenothingshe'deverknown.

18

laterthatsamemorning,threemen-twolawyersandthejudge—satinchamberswhilelonfinishedspeaking.

"it’sanunusualrequest,"thejudgeanswered,ponderingthesituation."itseemstomethetrialcouldverywellendtoday.areyousayingthismattercan'twaituntillaterthiseveningortomorrow?"

"no,yourhonour,itcant,"lonansweredalmosttooquickly.stayrelaxed,hetoldhimself.takeadeepbreath.

"andithasnothingtodowiththiscase?"

"no,yourhonour.it'sofapersonalnature.iknowit'soutoftheordinary,butireallyneedtotakecareofit."

thejudgeleanedbackinhischair,evaluatinghimforamoment."mr.bates,howdoyoufeelaboutthis?"

thelawyerclearedhisthroat."mr.hammondcalledmethismorningaridi'vealreadyspokentomyclients.they'rewillingtopostponeuntilmonday.mr.hammondhasagreedinreturntoreopendiscussiononacertainmatternotcoveredbythisproceeding."

thejudgelookedhardatbothofthem."idon'tlikeit,"hesaid,"notatall.butmr.hammondhasnevermadesucharequestbefore,andiassumethematterisveryimportanttohim."hebangedforeffect,thenlookedatsomepapersonhisdesk."i'llagreetoadjournuntilmonday;nineo'clocksharp."

"thankyou,yourhonour.”lonsaid.

twominuteslaterhewasleavingthecourthouse.hewalkedtothecarhehadparkeddirectlyacrossthestreet,gotinandbeganthedrivetonewbern,hishandsshaking,

noahmadebreakfastforalliewhileshesleptinthelivingroom.bacon,rollsandcoffee,nothingspectacular.hesetthetraybesideherasshewokeup,andassoonastheyhadfinishedeatingtheymadeloveagain,inpowerfulconfirmationofwhattheyhadsharedthedaybefore.

theyshoweredandafterwardsallieputonherdress,whichhaddriedovernightshespentthemorningwithnoah,togethertheyfedclemandcheckedthewindowstomakesurenodamagebadbeendoneinthestorm.twopinetreesbadblownover,thoughneitherhadcausedmuchdamage,andafewshingleshadmownofftheshed,but,otherthanthat,thepropertyhadescapedunscathed.

heheldherhandmostofthemorningandtheytalkedeasily,butsometimeshewouldstopspeakingandjuststareather.whenhedid,shefeltasthoughsheshouldsaysomething,butnothingmeaningfulevercameintoherhead.sheusuallyjustkissedhim.

alittlebeforenoon,noahandalliewentintopreparelunch.usingwhathehadonhand,theytriedsomechickenandbakedanotherbatchofbreadrolls,andthetwoofthemateontheporch,serenadedbyamockingbird.

whiletheywereinsidedoingthedishes*theyheardaknockatthedoor,noahleftallieinthekitchen.

knock,knock.louder.

noahapproachedthedoor.

knock,knock.

"i'mcoming,"hesaidasheopenedthedoor."oh,mygod."

hestaredforamomentatabeautifulwomaninherearlyfifties,awomanhewouldhaverecognizedanywhere.

"hello,noah,"shesaid.

noahsaidnothing.

“mayicomein?"sheasked,hervoicesteady,revealingnothing.

hestammeredoutareplyasshewalkedpasthim,stoppingjustbeforethestairs.

"whoisit?"allieshoutedfromthekitchen,andthewomanturnedatthesoundofhervoice.

"it'syourmother.”noahfinallyanswered,andimmediatelyafterhesaiditheheardthesoundofbreakingglass.

"iknewyouwouldbehere,"annenelsonsaidtoherdaughterasthethreeofthemsataroundthecoffeetableinthelivingroom.

"howcouldyoubesosure?"

"you'remydaughter.onedaywhenyouhavekidsofyourown,you'llknowtheanswer."shesmiled,buthermannerwasstiff,andnoahimaginedhowdifficultthismustbeforher."isawthearticle,too,andisawyourreaction.ialsosawhowtenseyou'vebeenduringthelastcoupleofweeks,andwhenyousaidyouweregoingshoppingnearthecoast,iknewexactlywhatyoumeant."

"whataboutdaddy?"

annenelsonshookherhead,"no,ididn'ttellyourfatheroranyoneelseaboutit.nordiditellanyonewhereiwasgoingtoday."

"whydidyoucome?"allieasked.

"icamebecauseihadto,"hermothersaid,"whichi'msureisthesamereasonyoucame.amiright?"

allienodded.

anneturnedtonoah."iknowyoudon'tthinkso,butialwayslikedyou.ijustdidn'tthinkyouwererightformydaughter.canyouunderstandthat?"

heshookhisheadasheanswered."no,notreally.itwasn’tfairtome,anditwasn'tfairtoallie.otherwiseshewouldn'tbehere."

shewatchedhimasheanswered,butshesaidnothing.allie,sensinganargument,cutin."whatdoyoumeanwhenyousayyouhadtocome?don'tyoutrustme?"

anneturnedbacktoherdaughter."thishasnothingtodowithtrust.thishastodowithlon.hecalledthehouselastnighttotalktomeaboutnoah,andhe'sonhiswayhererightnow.heseemedveryupset.ithoughtyou'dwanttoknow."

allieinhaledsharply

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