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hen I went back to my car。 。 。 and my son´of´a´damn´bitch keys were gone� �I retraced my steps 。 。 。 went backward from Renny's to the store to the pharmacy�察�and they're not anywhere� �And now I'm going to miss my appointment��'
    Distress is creeping back into her voice。 Her eyes go to the clock again。 Creeping for him�察�racing for her。 That's the difference between people�察�Pete reflects。 One of them�察�anyway。
    'Calm down��' he says。 'Calm down just a few seconds and listen to me。 We're going to walk back to the drugstore�察�you and I�察�and look for your car´keys。'
    'They're not there� �I checked all the aisles�察�I looked on the shelf where I got the aspirin�察�I asked the girl at the counter´'
    'It won't hurt to check again��' he says。 He's walking her toward the door now�察�his hand pressed lightly against the small of her back�察�getting her to walk with him。 He likes the smell of her perfume and he likes her hair even more�察�yes he does。 And if it looks this pretty on a rainy day�察�how might it look when the sun is out��
    'My appointment´'
    'You've still got forty minutes��' he says。 'With the summer tourists gone�察�it only takes twenty to drive up to Fryeburg。 We'll take ten minutes to try and find your keys�察�and if we can't�察�I'll drive you myself。'
    She peers at him doubtfully。
    He looks past her�察�into one of the other offices。 'Dick��' he calls。
    'Hey�察�Dickie M。��'
    Dick Macdonald looks up from a clutter of invoices。
    'Tell this lady I'm safe to drive her up to Fryeburg�察�should it e to that。'
    'Oh�察�he's safe enough�察�ma'am��' Dick says。 'Not a sex maniac or a fast driver。 He'll just try to sell you a new car。'
    'I'm a tough sell�察�she says�察�smiling a little�察�'but I guess you're on。
    'Cover my phone�察�would you�察�Dick��' Pete asks。
    'Oh yeah�察�that'll be a hardship。 Weather like this�察�I'll be beatin the customers off with a stick。'
    Pete and the brunette ´ Trish ´ go out�察�cross the alley�察�and walk the forty or so feet back to Main Street。 The Bridgton Pharmacy is the second building on their left。 The drizzle has thickened�察�now it's almost rain。 The woman puts her new scarf up over her hair and glances at Pete�察�who's bare´headed。 'You're getting all wet��' she says。
    'I'm from upstate��' he says。 'We grow em tough up there。'
    'You think you can find them�察�don't you��' she asks。
    Pete shrugs。 'Maybe。 I'm good at finding things。 Always have been。'
    'Do you know something 1 don't��' she asks。
    No bounce�察�no play�察�he thinks。 I know that much�察�ma'am。
    'Nope��' he says。 'Not yet。'
    They walk into the pharmacy�察�and the bell over the door jingles。 The girl behind the counter looks up from her magazine。 At three´twenty on a rainy late September afternoon�察�the pharmacy is deserted except for the three of them down here and Mr Diller up behind the prescription counter。
    'Hi�察�Pete��' the counter´girl says。
    'Yo�察�Cathy�察�how's it going��'
    'Oh�察�you know ´ slow。' She looks at the brunette。 'I'm sorry�察�ma'am�察�I checked around again�察�but I didn't find them。'
    'That's all right��' Trish says with a wan smile。 'This gentleman has agreed to give me a ride to my appointment。'
    'Well��' Cathy says�察�'Pete's okay�察�but I don't think I'd go so far as to call him a gentleman。'
    'You want to watch what you say�察�darlin��' Pete tells her with a grin。 'There's a Rexall just down 302 in Naples。' Then he glances up at the clock。 Time has sped up for him�察�too。 That's okay�察�that makes a nice change。
    Pete looks back at Trish。 'You came here first。 For the aspirin。'
    'That's right。 I got a bottle of Anacin。 Then I had some time to kill�察�so´'
    'I know�察�you got a coffee next door at Christie's�察�then went across to Renny's。'
    'Yes。
    'You didn't take your aspirin with hot coffee�察�did you��'
    'No�察�I had a bottle of Poland water in my car。' She points out the window at a green Taurus。 'I took them with some of that。 But I checked the seat�察�too�察�Mr 。 。 。 Pete。 I also checked the ignition。' She gives him an impatient look which says�察�I know what you're thinking�此�daffy woman。
    'Just one more question��' he says。 'If I find your car´keys�察�would you go out to dinner with me�拭�I could meet you at The West Wharf。 It's on the road between here and´'
    'I know The West Wharf��' she says�察�looking amused in spite of her distress。 At the counter�察�Cathy isn't even pretending to read her magazine。 This is better than Redbook�察�by far。 'How do you know I'm not married�察�or something��'
    'No wedding ring��' he replies promptly�察�although he hasn't even looked at her hands yet�察�not closely�察�anyway。 'Besides�察�I was just talking about fried clams�察�cole slaw�察�and strawberry shortcake�察�not a lifetime mitment。'
    She looks at the clock。 'Pete 。 。 。 Mr Moore 。 。 。 I'm afraid that at this minute I have absolutely no interest in flirting。 If you want to give me a ride�察�I would be very happy to have dinner with you。 But´'
    'That's good enough for me��' he says。 'But you'll be driving your own car�察�I think�察�so I'll meet you。 Would five´thirty be okay��'
    'Yes�察�fine�察�but´'
    'Okay。' Pete feels happy。 That's good�察�happy is good。 A lot of days these last couple of years he hasn't felt within a holler of happy�察�and he doesn't know why。 Too many late and soggy nights cruising the bars along 302 between here and North Conway�拭�Okay�察�but is that all�拭�Maybe not�察�but this isn't the time to think about it。 The lady has an appointment to keep。 If she keeps it and sells the house�察�who knows how lucky Pete Moore might get�拭�And even if he doesn't get lucky�察�he's going to be able to help her。 He feels it。
    'I'm going to do something a little weird now��' he says�察�'but don't let it worry you�察�okay�拭�It's just a little trick�察�like putting your finger under your nose to stop a sneeze or thumping your forehead when you're trying to remember someone's name。 Okay��'
    'Sure�察�I guess��' she says�察�totally mystified。
    Pete closes his eyes�察�raises one loosely fisted hand in front of his face�察�then pops up his index finger。 He begins to tick it back and forth in front of him。
    Trish looks at Cathy�察�the counter´girl。 Cathy shrugs as if to say Who knows��
    'Mr Moore��' Trish sounds uneasy now。 'Mr Moore�察�maybe I just ought to´'
    Pete opens his eyes�察�takes a deep breath�察�and drops his hand。 He looks past her�察�to the door。
    'Okay��' he says。 'So you came in His eyes move as if watching her e in。 'And you went to the counter 。 。 。' His eyes go there。 'You asked�察�probably�察 �Which aisle's the aspirin in�拭─�Something like that。'
    'Yes�察�I´'
    'Only you got something�察�too。' He can see it on the candy´rack�察�a bright yellow mark something like a handprint。 'Snickers bar��'
    'Mounds。' Her brown eyes are wide。 'How did you know that��'
    'You got the candy�察�then you went up to get the aspirin。 He's looking up Aisle 2 now。 'After that you paid and went out 。 。 。 let's go outside a minute。 Seeya�察�Cathy。'
    Cathy only nods�察�looking at him with wide eyes。
    Pete walks outside�察�ignoring the tinkle of the bell�察�ignoring the rain�察�which now really is rain。 The yellow is on the sidewalk�察�but fading。 The rain's washing it away。 Still�察�he can see it and it Pleases him to see it。 That feeling of click。 Sweet。 It's the line。 It has been a long time since he's seen it so clearly。
    'Back to your car��' he says�察�talking to himself now。 'Back to take a couple of your aspirin with your water 。 。 。'
    He crosses the sidewalk�察�slowly�察�to the Taurus。 The woman walks behind him�察�eyes more worried than ever now。 Almost frightened。
    'You opened the door。 You've got your purse 。 。 。 your keys 。 。 。 your aspirin 。 。 。 your candy 。 。 。 all this stuff 。 。 。 juggling it around from hand to hand 。 。 。 and that's when 。 。 。'
    He bends�察�fishes in the water flowing along the gutter�察�hand in it all the way up to the wrist�察�and brings something up。 He gives it a magician's flourish。 Keys flash silver in the dull day。
    ' 。 。 。 you dropped your keys。'    
    She doesn't take them at first。 She only gapes at him�察�as if he has performed an act of witchcraft ��warlock´craft�察�in his case�察�maybe�� before her eyes。
    'Go on��' he says�察�smile fading a little。 'Take them。 It wasn't anything too spooky�察�you know。 Mostly just deduction。 I'm good at stuff like that。 Hey�察�you should have me in the car sometime when you're lost。 I'm great at getting unlost。'
    She takes the keys�察�then。 Quickly�察�being careful not to touch his fingers�察�and he knows right then that she isn't going to meet him later。 It doesn't take any special gift to figure that�察�he only has to look in her eyes�察�which are more frightened than grateful。
    'Thank。 。 。 thank you��' she says。 All at once she's measuring the space between them�察�not wanting him to use too much of it up。
    'Not a problem。 Now don't forget。 The West Wharf�察�at five´thirty。 Best fried clams in this part of the state。' Keeping up the fiction。 You have to keep it up�察�sometimes�察�no matter how you feel。 And although some of the joy has gone out of the afternoon�察�some is still there�察�he has seen the line�察�and that always makes him feel good。 It's a minor trick�察�but it's nice to know it's still there。
    'Five´thirty��' she echoes�察�but as she opens her car door�察�the glance she throws back over her shoulder is the kind you'd give to a dog that might bite if it got off its leash。 She is very glad she won't be riding up to Fryeburg with him。 Pete doesn't need to be a mind´reader to know that�察�either。
    He stands there in the rain�察�watching her back out of the slant parking space�察�and when she drives away he tosses her a cheerful car´salesman's wave。 She gives him a distracted little flip of the fingers in return�察�and of course when he shows up at The West Wharf ��at five´fifteen�察�just to be Johnny on the spot�察�Just in case�� she isn't there and an hour later she's still not there。 He stays for quite awhile just the same�察�sitting at the bar and drinking beer�察�watching the traffic out on 302。 He thinks he sees her go by without slowing at about five´forty�察�a green Taurus busting past in a rain which has now bee heavy�察�a green Taurus that might or might not be pulling a light yellow nimbus behind it that fades at once in the graying air。
    Same shit�察�different day�察�he thinks�察�but now the joy is gone and the sadness is back�察�the sadness that feels like something deserved�察�the price of some not´quite´forgotten betrayal。 He lights a cigarette ´ in the old days�察�as a kid�察�he used to pretend to smoke but now he doesn't have to pretend anymore ´ and orders another beer。
    Milt brings it�察�but says�察�'You ought to lay some food on top of that�察�Peter。'
    So Pete orders a plate of fried clams and even eats a few dipped in tartar sauce while he drinks another couple of beers�察�and at some point�察�before moving on up the line to some other joint where he isn't so well´known�察�he tries to call Jonesy�察�down there in Massachusetts。 But Jonesy and Carla are enjoying the rare night out�察�he only gets the baby´sitter�察�who asks him if he wants to leave a message。    
    Pete almost says no�察�then reconsiders。 'Just tell him Pete called。 Tell him Pete said SSDD。'
     'S 。 。 。 S 。 。 。 D 。 。 。 D。' She is writing it down。 'Will he know what´'
    'Oh yeah��' Pete says�察�'he'll know。'
    By midnight he's drunk

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