sillaveredfromher，heyoungmanmadeasignofaffirmaion“forhesakeofhepueblo–omakeheraincomeandhecorngrowandopleasepookongandjesusandhenoshowhaicanbearpainwihoucryingouyes，”andhisvoicesuddenlyookonanewresonance，heurnedwihaproudsquaringofheshoulders，aproud，defianlifingofhechin“oshowhai’maman…oh！”hegaveagaspandwassilen，gapinghehadseen，forhefirsimeinhislife，hefaceofagirlwhosecheekswerenohecolourofchocoeordogskin，whosehairwasauburnandpermanenlywaved，andwhoseexpression（amazingnovely！）wasoneofbenevolenineresleninawassmilingahim；suchanicelookingboy，shewashinking，andareallybeauifulbodyhebloodrushedupinoheyoungman’sface；hedroppedhiseyes，raisedhemagainforamomenonlyofindhersillsmilingahim，andwassomuchovercomehahehadournawayandpreendobelookingveryhardasomehingonheohersideofhesquare

bernard’squesionsmadeadiversionwho？how？when？fromwhere？keepinghiseyesfixedonbernard’sface（forsopassionaelydidhelongoseeleninasmilinghahesimplydarednolookaher），heyoungmanriedoexpinhimselflindaandhe–lindawashismoher（hewordmadeleninalookuncomforable）–weresrangersinhereservaionlindahadcomefromheoherpcelongago，beforehewasborn，wihamanwhowashisfaher（bernardprickeduphisears）shehadgonewalkingaloneinhosemounainsoverhereohenorh，hadfallendownaseeppceandhurherhead（“goon，goon，”saidbernardexciedly）somehunersfrommalpaishadfoundherandbroughherohepuebloasforhemanwhowashisfaher，lindahadneverseenhimagainhisnamewasomakin（yes，“homas”washedhc’sfirsname）hemushaveflownaway，backoheoherpce，awaywihouher–abad，unkind，u

auralman

“andsoiwasborninmalpais，”heconcluded“inmalpais”andheshookhishead

hesqualorofhalilehouseonheouskirsofhepueblo！

aspaceofdusandrubbishseparaedifromhevilgewofaminesrickendogswerenosingobscenelyinhegarbageaisdoorinside，whenheyenered，hewilighsankandwasloudwihflies

“linda！”heyoungmancalled

fromhei

erroomaraherhoarsefemalevoicesaid，“coming”

heywaiedinbowlsonhefloorwereheremainsofameal，perhapsofseveralmeals

hedooropenedaverysoublondesquawseppedacrosshehresholdandsoodlookingahesrangerssaringincredulously，hermouhopenleninanoicedwihdisgushawoofhefroneehweremissingandhecolourofheonesharemained…sheshudderediwasworsehanheoldmansofaandallhelinesinherface，hefbbiness，hewrinklesandhesaggingcheeks，wihhosepurplishblochesandheredveinsonhernose，hebloodshoeyesandhaneck–haneck；andhebnkesheworeoverherhead–raggedandfilhy

andunderhebrownsackshapedunichoseenormousbreass，hebulgeofhesomach，hehipsoh，muchworsehanheoldman，muchworse！andsuddenlyhecreaurebursouinaorrenofspeech，rushedaherwihousrechedarmsand–ford！ford！iwasoorevoling，inanohermomenshe’dbesick–pressedheragainshebulge，hebosom，andbeganokissherford！okiss，slobberingly，andsmeloohorrible，obviouslyneverhadabah，andsimplyreekedofhabeaslysuffhawaspuinodelaandepsilonboles（no，iwasn’rueaboubernard），posiivelysankofalcoholshebrokeawayasquicklyasshecould

ablubberedanddisoredfaceconfronedher；hecreaurewascrying