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she up at him See the Human Skeleton, until the others laughed. Then their hands fell apart,
lingeringly.
Are you a schoolteacherEmily?
he said.
Kindergarten. It's my first year. And don't call me Emilyplease.
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Why not? It's your name. I think it's the prettiest name in the
world.
Which he hadn't meant to say at all. In facthe was perfectly
aghast to find himself saying it. But he meant it.
At supper he passed her thingsand stareduntil everybody laughed
againand Eva said acidlyWhy don't you feed her?
It wasn't that Emily had an air of helplessness. She just made him
feel he wanted her to be helplessso that he could help her.
Jo took her homeand from that Sunday night he began to strain at the
leash. He took his sisters outdutifullybut he would suggestwith a
carelessness that deceived no oneDon't you want one of your girl friends
to come along? That little What's-her-name-Emily
or something. So
long's I've got three of you
I might as well have a full squad.
For a long time he didn