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| Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | | 8:34 am |
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been in here since… I can't remember @@@@@Pet's been in here since… I can't remember when she wasn't hereI can't remember any other name “You're not a parasite,” Melanie said firmly, touching my hair, pulling up a strand and letting the gold slide between her fingers“This body didn't belong to Pet, but there's nobody else to claim itWe waited to make sure, WandaWe tried to wake her up almost as long as we tried with Jodi “Jodi? What happened to Jodi?” I chirped, my little voice going higher, like a bird's, with anxietyI struggled to get up, and Ian pulled me–it took no effort, no strength to move my tiny new body–into a sitting position with his arm supporting meI could see all the faces then Doc, no more tears in his eyesJeb, peeking around Doc, his expression satisfied and burning with curiosity at the same timeNext, a woman I didn't recognize for a second because her face was more animated than I'd ever seen it, and I hadn't seen it much anyway–Mandy, the former HealerCloser to me, Jamie, with his bright, excited smile, Melanie beside him, and Jared behind her, his hands around her waistI knew that his hands would never feel right unless they were touching her body–my body!–nowThat he would keep her as close as he could forever, hating any inch that came between themThis caused me a fierce, aching painThe delicate heart in my thin chest shudderedIt had never been broken before, and it didn't understand this memory It made me sorry to realize that I still loved JaredI wasn't free of that, wasn't free of jealousy for the body he lovedMy glance flickered back to MelI saw the rueful twist of the mouth that used to be mine, and knew she understood I continued quickly around the cluster of faces circling my bed, while Doc, after a pause, answered my question Trudy and Geoffrey, Heath, Paige and AndyBrandt, even… “Jodi didn't res | | Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 | | 8:34 am |
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"It's a good way @@@@@ Minetta believed himself "It's a good way to beThe aching in his arms had dulled, and a weary gentle relief was spreading through his bodyGoldstein was all right, a thinker, Minetta told himself"You know I've fooled around a lot, dances and kidding around with the girls, you knowBack home I'm the life of the party, you ought to see meOnly I ain't really like that, 'cause when I'd be goin' out with Rosie, for instance, we'd have a lot of serious talksMy aching back, the things we'd talk aboutThat's what I really am," Minetta decided"I go a lot for stuff like philosophy It was the first time he had ever thought of himself in such a way and the classification pleased him"Most of these guys when they get back are gonna do just what they were doin' before, just screwing aroundBut we're different, you know that?" Goldstein's love of discussion roused him from his melancholy"I'll tell you something I've often debated with myself, is it worth it?" The sad lines that extended from his nose to the corners of his mouth became deeper, more reflective, as he spoke"You know maybe we'd be happier if we didn't think so much, maybe it's better to live and let live "That's something I've wondered about too," Minetta saidHis thoughts, ambiguous, indefinite, troubled himHe felt himself on the edge of something profound"Sometimes I get to thinking, you know, what's it all about? There was a guy who died in the hospital in the middle of the nightSometimes I start thinking about him "Oh, that's terrible," Goldstein said"He died just like that with nobody near him He made a clucking sound of sympathy, and surprisingly, abruptly, a few tears mounted in his eyes Minetta looked at him in amazement"Jesus, what's the matter?" "I don't know, it's just so | | Saturday, January 1st, 2011 | | 8:35 am |
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kelly hermes,rolex watches women,vintage... kelly hermes,rolex watches women,vintage hermes,tiffany toggle heart,tiffany replica@@@@@Two other soldiers emerged from the immense armory door—double doors—both casual, unconcerned, as one glanced at his watch and the other lighted a cigarette So much for Kubinka’s security; no sudden assault was anticipated nor had one taken place, at least none that had set off alarms reaching the front patrols, usually the first to be alertedIt was eerie, unnatural, beyond the unexpectedThe Jackal was inside this military installation, yet there was no sign that he had penetrated it, no indication that somewhere within the complex he was controlling a minimum of five personnel—a man impersonating him, three other men and a woman The parking area itself? He had not understood the exchanges between Alex, Krupkin and the voice over the radio, but now it was clear to him that when they had spoken of people coming outside and running to the stolen car, they were not kelly hermes referring to the front entrance! There had to be an exit on the parking area! Christ, he had only seconds before the driver of the Komitet car started up the engine and roared into the huge dirt lot, circling it and racing out, both actions announcing the government vehicle’s arrival and swift, calamitous departureIf Carlos was going to make his break, it would be then! After waiting for the standard radio backup, every moment of distance he put between himself and the armory would make it more difficult to pick up his trailAnd he, the efficient killing machine from Medusa, was in the wrong place! Further, the sight of a civilian running across a lawn or down a road carrying an automatic weapon within a military compound was to invite disasterIt was a small, stupid omission! Three or four additional words translated and a less arrogant, more probing listener would have avoided rolex watches women the errorIt was always the little things, the seemingly insignificant that crippled gray to black operationsGoddamn it! Five hundred feet away the KGB sedan suddenly thundered as it swerved into the dirt parking area raising clouds of dry dust while crushing and spitting out pieces of rock from its spinning tires Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 401 There was no time to think, time only to actBourne held the AK-47 against his right leg, concealing it as much as possible as he rose to his feet, his left hand skimming the top of the low hedgerow—a gardener, perhaps, surveying an anticipated assignment, or an indolent stroller aimlessly touching the roadside shrubbery, nothing remotely threatening, just a sign of the commonplace; to the casual observer, he might have been walking down that road for several minutes without being noticed He glanced over at the armory’s vintage hermes entranceThe two soldiers were laughing quietly, the one without a cigarette again looking at his watchThen the object of their minor conspiracy came out of the left front door, an attractive dark-haired girl, barely in her twentiesShe humorously clapped both her hands over her ears, made a grotesque face and walked rapidly to the time-conscious man in uniform, kissing him on the lipsThe threesome linked arms, the woman in the center, and started to their right, away from the entrance A crash! Metal colliding with metal, glass shattering glass, the loud harsh sound coming from the distant parking areaSomething had happened to the Komitet car with Alex and Krupkin; the young driver from the assault squad had either smashed or skidded into another vehicle in the dry dirt of the lotUsing the sound as an excuse, Jason started down the road, the image of Conklin coming instantly tiffany toggle heart to his mind, producing a limp in his own rapid strides the better to keep his weapon in minimum viewHe turned his head, expecting to see the two soldiers and the woman running down the armory path toward the accident, only to realize that the three of them were running the other way, removing themselves from any involvementObviously, precious breaks in a military schedule were jealously protected Bourne abandoned the limp, crashed through the hedgerow and raced to the concrete path that stretched to the corner of the huge building, gathering speed and breathing heavily with increasing frequencyJason’s weapon was now in plain sight, slashing the air as he gripped it in the hand of his swinging right armHe reached the end of the path, his chest heaving, the veins in his neck seemingly prepared to burst as the sweat ran down his skin, drenching his face, his collar and tiffany replica his shi | | Thursday, December 30th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
rolex watches women,Chloe Purse,deville... rolex watches women,Chloe Purse,deville watch,gucci backpack,rolex prices@@@@@And that itch spread slowly downward, sleepy but deepI inched the volume up a tick, then reached into my pocket and pulled out the stolen penNot blue; not black; it was redI admired it for a moment in the late sunThen I thumbed open the glove compartment and pawed around "Help you find something, rolex watches women boss?" 636 "NopeKeep your eye on yonder honey I pulled out a coupon for a free Checkers NASCAR Burger - Ya Gotta Eat!, the coupon proclaimedThe flip side was blankI drew quickly and without thinkingIt was done before the song wasUnderneath my small picture I printed five lettersThe picture was similar to the doodles I'd Chloe Purse done in my other life while dickering (usually with some dickhead) on the phoneThe letters spelled PERSE, the name of my mystery shipOnly I didn't think that was how you said itI could have added an accent over the E, but that would turn it into something that sounded like Persay, and I didn't think that was deville watch right, either "What's that?" Jack asked, looking over, then answered his own question"Little red picnic basketBut what's a Purse?" "You say it persie "I'll take your word for it The barrier at our end of the drawbridge went up and Jack rolled across onto Duma Key 637 I looked at the little red picnic basket gucci backpack I'd drawn - only I thought you called this kind, the kind with wicker sides, a hamper - and wondered why it looked so familiarThen I realized it didn't, not exactlyIt was the phrase that was familiarLook for Nan Somebody's picnic basket, Elizabeth had said on the night I brought Wireman back from Sarasota rolex prices Memor | | Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
@@@@@Most people become a slave to moneyand then @@@@@Most people become a slave to moneyand then get angry at their boss "Learning to have money work for you is a completely different course of study?" I asked "Absolutely," rich dad answered, "absolutely We sat in silence on that beautiful Hawaiian Saturday morningMy friends would have just been starting their Little League baseball gameBut far some reason, I was now thankful I had decided to work for 10 cents an hourI sensed that I was about to learn something my friends would not learn in school "Ready to learn?" asked rich dad "Absolutely," I said with a grin "I have kept my promiseI've been teaching you from afar," my rich dad said"At 9 years old, you've gotten a taste of what it feels like to work for moneyJust multiply your last month by fifty years and you will have an idea of what most people spend their life doing "I don't understand," I said "How did you feel waiting in line to see me? Once to get hired and once to ask for more money?" "Terrible," I said "If you choose to work for money, that is what life is like for many people," said rich dad "And how did you feel when MrsMartin dropped three dimes in your hand for three hours' work?" "I felt like it wasn't enoughIt seemed like nothingI was disappointed," I said "And that is how most employees feel when they look at their paychecksEspecially after all the tax and other deductions are taken outAt least you got 100 percent "You mean most workers don't get paid everything?" I asked with amazem | | Monday, December 27th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
@@@@@On the other side of the shelf they set him @@@@@On the other side of the shelf they set him down, and Croft began to fashion an emergency stretcherHe removed his shirt, buttoned it, and slipped his rifle through one sleeve, and Wilson's rifle through the otherThe barrels protruded at the waist, and the stocks projected through the cuffs of the sleevesWith his belt he bound Wilson's wrists together, and wrapped him in a blanket from his discarded pack When the stretcher was completed it was about three feet long, the length of the shirtThey put it under Wilson's back, slid his bound arms over Ridges's neck, and Ridges then grasped the rifle stocks at the rearRed and Goldstein each supported one of the muzzles at Wilson's thigh, and Gallagher stood at the front, holding Wilson's ankles "Let's get out of here," Gallagher muttered"The damn place is spooky They listened uneasily to the silence, staring at the rock precipices They looked at Wilson, watched the slow pulse of his bleedingHis face had become blanched, almost whiteThey could not believe it was WilsonIt was just an unconscious wounded man Red had a vague sadness for a momentHe liked Wilson, and Wilson had been full of hell, but he couldn't feel very muchHe was too tired, and he wanted to get out of this place"We oughta put a goddam compress on him They set Wilson down againRed opened his first-aid packet, and took out the flat cardboard box that held the bandageHe peeled it open with stiff fingers, set the aseptic surface against Wilson's wound, and bound it about him lightly"Should I give him wound tablets?" "Not with a belly wound," Croft said "Think he's gonna last?" Ridges asked hoarsely "You can't kill ol' Wilson," Red mutteredGallagher looked a | | Sunday, December 26th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
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@@@@@If you're smart, you listen to bothKeep your @@@@@If you're smart, you listen to bothKeep your mind open because both have valid pointsUnfortunately, most poor people listen to "Chicken Little I have had more close friends try to talk me out of a deal or an investmentA few years ago, a friend told me he was excited because he found a 6 percent certificate of depositI told him I earn 16 percent from the state governmentThe next day he sent me an article about why my investment was dangerousI have received 16 percent for years now, and he still receives 6 percent I would say that one of the hardest things about wealth building is to be true to yourself and be willing to not go along with the crowdFor in the market, it is usually the crowd that shows up late and is slaughteredIf a great deal is on the front page, it's too late in most instancesAs we used to say as surfers: "There is always another wave People who hurry and catch a wave late usually are the ones who wipe out Smart investors don't time marketsIf they miss a wave, they search for the next one and get themselves in positionWhy this is hard for most investors is because buying what is not popular is frightening to themTimid investors are like sheep going along with the crowdOr their greed gets them in when wise investors have already taken their profits and moved onWise investors buy an investment when it's not popularThey know their profits are made when they buy, not when they sellAs I said, they do not time the marketJust like a surfer, they get in position for the next big swell It's all "insider trading There are forms of insider trading that are illegal, and there are forms of insider trading that are legalBut either way, it's insider tradin | | Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 | | 8:44 am |
bags dolce gabbana,diaper bag gucci,omega... bags dolce gabbana,diaper bag gucci,omega geneve,chanel cc earrings,gucci bangle watch@@@@@ "You were one of the wise guys who was giving me some lip before"Aaah, listen, Jack, you don' wanta take an attitude like thatWe been t'rough a lot, our nerves are up in the air "Yeah, I guess you did have a rough go"Tomorrow they'll have our ass out on patrol, you bags dolce gabbana watch "It's only mopping up "Where do ya get that stuff, moppin' up?" The pilot looked at him"Jesus, I forgot you men were out on patrol for six daysHell, man, the whole fuggin campaign blew sky highIn another week there won't be but ten Japs leftWe got their supply dumpWe're diaper bag gucci slaughtering themI saw that Toyaku Line myself yesterdayThey had concrete machine-gun emplacements"The whole thing's over, huh?" "Just about "And we broke our ass for nothin' Polack climbed down after a while and told the menIt all seemed perfectly fitting to themThey laughed omega geneve sourly, turned over in their bunks, and stared at the side bulkheadBut soon they realized that if the campaign was over they would be out of combat for a few months at leastIt confused them, irritated them, they didn't know whether the news pleased them or notThe patrol should have chanel cc earrings been worth somethingIn their fatigue this conflict brought them close to hysteria and then shifted them over to mirth "Hey, you know," Wyman piped, "before we went I heard a rumor they're going to send the division to Australia to make MPs out of us"Wyman, they're sendin' us gucci bangle watch home | | Sunday, December 19th, 2010 | | 8:35 am |
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Behind him, the light in the garden was red @@@@@ Behind him, the light in the garden was red and fadingThe sun had already set on the desert “I'm hungry,” I told him, and I pulled away from our hug “I knew you would beI saved you something goodIan says you're too self-sacrificing for your own good “I think he's got a point,” Jamie muttered“Even if we all want you here, you don't belong until you decide you do “I can't ever belongAnd nobody really wants me here, Jamie I didn't fight with him, but he was wrongNot lying, because he believed what he was saying But what he really wanted was MelanieHe didn't separate us the way he should Trudy and Heidi were baking rolls in the kitchen and sharing a bright green, juicy appleThey took turns taking bites “It's good to see you, Wanda,” Trudy said sincerely, covering her mouth while she spoke because she was still chewing her last biteHeidi nodded in greeting, her teeth sunk in the appleJamie nudged me, trying to be inconspicuous about it–pointing out that people wanted meHe wasn't making allowances for common courtesy “Did you save her dinner?” he asked eagerlyShe bent down beside the oven and came back with a metal tray in her handIt's probably nasty and tough now, but it's better than the usual On the tray was a rather large piece of red meatMy mouth started to water, even as I rejected the portion I'd been allot | | Friday, December 17th, 2010 | | 8:33 am |
@@@@@The heat had left their bodies; they @@@@@The heat had left their bodies; they shivered and trembled in the damp night, and everything about them was sodden and pappy; they stank but no longer with animal smells; their clothing was plastered with the foul muck of the jungle mud, and a chill dank rotting smell somewhere between leaf mold and faeces filled their nostrilsThey knew only that they had to keep moving, and if they thought of time it was in so many convulsions of nausea Wyman was wondering why he did not collapseHis breath came in long parched shudders, his pack straps galled, his feet were ablaze, and he could not have spoken, for his throat and chest and mouth seemed covered with a woolly feltHe was no longer conscious of the powerful and fetid stench that rose from his clothesSomewhere deep inside himself was a wonder at the exhaustion his body could endureHe was normally a sluggish youth who worked no more than he was obliged to, and the sensations of labor, the muscle strains, the panting, the taste of fatigue were things he had always tried to avoidHe had had vague dreams about being a hero, assuming this would bring him some immense reward which would ease his life and remove the problems of supporting his mother and himselfHe had a girl and he wanted to dazzle her with his ribbonsBut he had always imagined combat as exciting, with no misery and no physical exertionHe dreamed of himself charging across a field in the face of many machine guns; but in the dream there was no stitch in his side from running too far while bearing too much weight He had never thought he would be chained to an inanimate monster of metal with which he would have to grapple until his arms trembled helplessly and his body was ready to fall; certainly he had never imagined he would stumble down a path in the middle of the night with his shoes sucking and dragging in slimeHe pushed at the gun, he lifted it with Goldstein and Toglio when it became mired in a hole, but the motions were automatic by now; he hardly even felt the added pain when they had to pull it out by the wheel hubsHis fingers were no longer able to close, and often he would tug helplessly until his hands slipped away with the gun still mired The column was proceeding even more slowly than it had at the start, and sometimes fifteen minutes would elapse before a gun could be moved a hundred yardsEvery now and then a man would faint, and would be left by the side of the trail to make his way back alone when he recovered At last a message began to carry back along the trail, "Keep going, we're almost there," and for a few minutes it served as a stimulant so that the men labored with some hope againBut when each turning in the trail discovered only another ribbon of mud and darkness, the men began to feel a hopeless dejectionSometimes for as much as a minute they would not move at allIt became harder and harder to pitch themselves against the guns againEvery time they stopped they felt like quitting There was a draw they had to cross a few hundred feet before they reached 1st Battalion, and its banks sloped very steeply down to a little stony brook, then ascended again abruptly to about fifteen feet above the bottomThis was the stream the officer had mentionedWhen the men reached it, the column stopped completely, and the stragglers caught upEach team of soldiers waited for the men and gun in front of them to cross the strea | | Saturday, December 11th, 2010 | | 9:08 am |
@@@@@"You can go now, Scarlett," said
Dr"There's @@@@@"You can go now, Scarlett," said Dr"There's no more damage left for you to do "But, I-" She looked at the faces around her, the eyes avid for more sensationThen she turned and walked away through the rainThe crowd drew back as if a brush of her skirts might soil themThey must not know that she cared, she wouldn't let them see that they could hurt herScarlett raised her chin defiantly, letting the rain pour down over her face and neck Her back was straight, her shoulders square until she reached the gates of the cemetery and was out of sightThen she grabbed one of the iron pilingsShe felt dizzy from exhaustion, unsteady on her feetHer coachman Elias ran to her, opening his umbrella to above her bent head Scarlett walked to her carriage, ignoring the hand held out to help herInside the plush-upholstered box, she sank into a corner and pulled up the woolen lap robeShe was chilled to the bone, horrified by what she had doneHow could she have shamed Ashley like that in front of everybody, when only a few nights ago she had promised Melanie that she would take care of him, protect him as Melly had always done? But what else could she have done? Let him throw himself into the grave? She had to stop himThe carriage jolted from side to side, its high wheels sinking into the deep ruts of clay mudScarlett nearly fell to the floorHer elbow hit the window frame, and a sharp pain ran up and down her armIt was only physical pain, she could stand thatIt was the other pain-the postponed, delayed, denied shadowy pain-that she couldn't bearNot yet, not here, not when she was all aloneShe had to get to Tara, she had toMammy would put her brown arms around her, Mammy would hold her close, cradle her head on the breast where she'd sobbed out all her childhood hurtsShe could cry in Mammy's arms, cry herself empty of pain; she could rest her head on Mammy's breast, rest her wounded heart on Mammy's love Mammy would hold her and love her, would share her pain and help her bear i | | Friday, December 10th, 2010 | | 8:41 am |
@@@@@Oddly enough, he had more faith @@@@@Oddly enough, he had more faith in Maurice-René than in the young American who called himself RalphA former corporal in the Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 225 Foreign Legion was imbued with an automatic reflex where orders were concerned; he followed them blind drunk or blind soberJason hoped so; it was not mandatory, but he could use their assistance—if, if, the bartender at Le Coeur du Soldat had been sufficiently intrigued by the excessive sums of money, as well as by a solitary conversation with a cripple he could obviously kill with one tattooed arm Bourne waited in the street, the wash of the streetlights diminishing in the alley, fewer and fewer people going in or coming out, those arriving in better shape than those departing, all passing Jason without a glance at the derelict weaving against the brickTank Shirt pulled the much younger Field Jacket through the heavy door, and at one point after the door had swung shut, slapped the American across the face, telling him in unclear words to follow orders, for they were rich and could become much richer “It is better than being shot in Angola!” cried the former légionnaire, loud enough for Bourne to hear“Why did they do that?” Jason stopped them at the entrance to the alley, pulling both men around the edge of the brick building“It’s me,” he said, his voice commanding!” “What the Gawdamn hell !” “Be quiet! You can make another five hundred francs tonight, if you want toIf not, there are twenty other men who will “We are comrades!” protested Maurice-René “And Ah could bust your ass for scarin’ us like thay-atBut mah buddy’s right, we’re comrades—that ain’t Commie stuff, is it, Maurice?” “Taisez-vous!” “That means shut up,” explained BourneI hear it a lot—” “Listen to meWithin the next few minutes the bartender in there may come out looking for me He may, he also may not, I simply don’t knowHe’s the large bald man wearing glassesDo either of you know him?” The American shrugged, but the Belgian nodded his floating head, his lips flat until he spoke “His name is Santos and he is espagnol “Spanish?” “Or latino-américain Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, thought JasonCarlos the Jackal, Venezuelan by birth, rejected terrorist, whom even the Soviets could not handleOf course he would return to his own“How well do you know him?” It was the Belgian’s turn to shr | | Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
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CHAPTER @@@@@“You're going to have to hit me CHAPTER 44 Healed Wanda…” “We don't have timeI'd do it myself, but I can't get the angle rightThere's no other way “I don't think I can… do it “For Jamie, even?” I pushed the good side of my face as hard as I could against the headrest of the passenger seat and closed my eyes Jared was holding the rough fist-sized stone I'd foundHe'd been weighing it in his hand for five minutes “You just have to get the first few layers of skin offJust hide the scar, that's allC'mon, Jared, we have to hurryJamie…” Tell him I said to do it nowAnd make it a good oneAnd make sure you do it hard enoughGet it all the first time “Do it, Jared!” He took a deep breath, a gaspI felt the air move and squeezed my eyes tighter It made a squishing sound and a thud–that was the first thing I noticed–and then the shock of the blow wore off, and I felt it, tooI hadn't meant to make any soundI knew that would make it worse for himBut so much was involuntary with this bodyTears sprang up in my eyes, and I coughed to hide a sobMy head rang, vibrated in aftershock “Wanda? Mel? I'm sorry!” His arms wrapped around us, pulled us into his chest “'S okay,” I whimper | | Saturday, December 4th, 2010 | | 8:34 am |
@@@@@He had told the officers this in officers' @@@@@He had told the officers this in officers' mess on Motome and had been loved accordinglyConn had not spoken to him for a weekBut to the impedimenta that kept true love apart, or the poem went something like thatIn any case, they were delighted with each other nowHearn remembered Dove's saying to him once when he first came to the division, "You know, really, Hearn, you can appreciate this because you're an educated man like me, but do you know there's sort of a coarser element in the officers in the ArmyThe Navy's more careful Apparently, Dove had made the sublime effort; he accepted Conn now They all accepted one another in time, with of course all the gossip requisite to acceptanceEven Conn and he had made upThey hated each other, of course, but that was conveniently forgottenA week after their quarrel he had passed Conn in the G-2 tent, and Conn had cleared his throat forcibly and said, "Looks like it's gonna be cooler today "Yes," Hearn had said "I got a lot of work today, I appreciate it cooler," Conn had added, and after that they made a point of nodding to each otherToday on the beach he had been talking to Dove, and Conn had come over "Yes, sir," Conn repeated, "many's the party we've hadYou talk about that whisky and dandruff gag, what was his name, Fischler, any relation to Commodore Fischler?" "I don't think so "The Commodore's a good friend of mineAnyway I remember one time when Caldwell got a woman over and by God if she didn't drink her liquor in "Lord, you'd think she'd burn herself to death," Dove exclaimedThat was her specialtyCaldwell almost bust a gut laughingHe liked his good time, Caldwell Dove was visibly shocked"I can't say I've ever seen anything like thatGod, isn't it disgusting, you're out in the open air like this, and the chaplain's probably giving his services n |
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