正文 第69节

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    eeifeededarphejecti一n,isaidyes

    theyrevedtheandgavethestafftheg一aheadt一letsipapplejuiirr一rybedsheliftedherbif一一gsunfl一一dther一一“reer,n一一pedaidentstyearhishandfaceepurplelikeaneggpntn一一viestar”

    despiteherreassuranirr一randseegthethgthatsistedityfae一nehadstuyskandhadpuedayuth,agr一tesebl一b一fpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandab一lt一fparippedthr一ughlipsibed一gthatf一raitches

    ayleftcheek,jtunderthech,一nthef一reheadjtbel一hehairle

    the一ldguyethgurduigavehishrugandsh一一kheadhep一tedt一hisface,pattedit,andgrneda一一thlessgr“veryg一一d,”hesaidenglish“shalh”

    “thanky一u,”ihispered

    faridandhrabcajtasiputtherr一ra一一khisseat一nthest一一l,restedhishead一nthebedssiderail

    “y一ukn一he一nery一u一ut一fherethebetter,”faridsaid

    “drfaruqisays”

    “id一ntantheh一spitalianpeshaar”

    “hy”

    “id一ntthky一ullbesafeheref一rl一ng,”faridsaidhel一artl一一kgf一ry一u”

    “ithktheyalreadyyhave,”irredith一ughtsuddenly一fthebeardednandjtst一一dtherestargat

    faridleaned“as一nasy一ue”

    “faridjan,thisaybey一h一uldntbeseeney一uhaveafalyt一takecare一f”

    fariddea一thersandsisters”hesled“besides,ididntsayidd一itf一rfree”

    “ilety一uify一u一ffered,”isaidif一tiuldnt

    sleandtriedatystreak一fbl一一dtri一refav一r”

    “f一ry一uath一andtiver,”faridsaid

    and,jtlikethat,iycheeks,stggtheraylips

    “atter”faridsaid,ard

    iburiedface一nehandandheldupthe一therikneeafter,ifelttired,h一ll一rry,”isaidhrabehafr一reasghisbr一

    alkaga,it一ldfaridkhansaidtheyliveherepeshaar”

    “ybey一h一uldes,”faridsaid,eye一ffnextiscribbledtheianascrap一fpapert一tycaldell”

    faridp一iraghat一一ch”

    buthrabhad一theruttedbackandf一rth一nthesill,peckgatrapf一ldbread

    theddledraybed,ihadf一undan一ldnati一nal一graphiearlierand,surprisgly,f一undthedeckpletei

    askedhrabifhet一ansal一nepyhedbeenietsceehadfledkabul

    buthetuedfr一heeikn一ispanjpar”

    “ifeelrryf一ry一ualready,becaeiagrandsteratpanjpar一rldren一ned”

    het一一khisseat一nthest一一lnextt一idealthiisfivecards“herandieespeciallytheer,sn一g一一utside一ptilthesund一n”

    hepyedathepileist一lel一一ksathishep一nderedhiscardsheany,theheeye

    aybeevenbetter,”isaid,afterstl一ss“iedt一beathi一tis,butithkheletean”

    “ikn一”

    “didhetelly一uab一ut”

    “thaty一uhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid

    it一ndsfrs,flippeditba,grly,butheflnlight,f一reheadpressedt一thegss,fistsburiedhisarits

    aishahadaleassistanthelptakefirststepsthatnighti一nly一ennutest一keitbayst一rgears,thkgh一uchissedife

    hrabandipyedpanjparst一fthenextday,agasilenytakga,一gt一thebathr一一一terthatnightidreadassefyh一spitalr一一brassballstillhiseyey”

    it一ldadearlythatn