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That was all very well, but neither of us...That was all very well, but neither of us could look at the umbrella without breaking into fits of the gigglesOne of its pie-wedges was torn, and it now rose crookedly from the table, giving it the look of a drunken man trying to pretend he's soberWireman had moved the remaining chair down to the end of the wooden walk, and had taken it at my insistenceI was sitting on the walk itself, which, although backless, would make getting up an easier (not to mention more dignified) proposition Wireman had offered to replace the spilled pitcher of iced tea with a fresh oneI refused this, but agreed to split the miraculously unspilled glass with him "Now we're water-brothers," he said when it was gone "Is that some Indian ritual?" I replica tiffany jewelry asked 220 "Nope, from Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein It occurred to me that I'd never seen him reading as he sat in his striped chair, but I didn't mention itLots of people don't read on the beach; the glare gives them headachesI sympathized with people who got headaches He began to laugh againHe covered his mouth with both hands - like a child - but the laughter burst throughI feel like I sprung every muscle in my stomach For a moment we said nothing moreThe breeze off the Gulf was cool and fresh that day, with a rueful salt tangThe rip in the umbrella flapped The dark spot on the sand where the iced tea pitcher had spilled was already almost dry"Did you see the table trying to escape? The ****ing table?" I also snickeredMy hip hurt cartier santos 100 chronograph and my stomachmuscles ached, but I felt pretty good for a man who had almost laughed himself unconscious "'Alabama Getaway,'" I said 221 He nodded, still wiping sand from his faceNineteen seventy-nine He giggled, the giggle broadened into a chuckle, and the chuckle became another bellow of full-throated laughterHe held his belly and groaned"I can't, I have to stop, but Bride of the Godfather! Jesus!" And he was off again "Don't you ever tell her I said that," I said He quit laughing, but not smiling"I ain't that indiscreet, muchachoit was the hat, right? That big straw hat she wearsLike Marlon Brando in the garden, playing with the little kid It had actually been as much the sneakers, but I nodded and we laughed some more "If we crack up cartier love when I introduce you," he said (cracking up again, probably at the idea of cracking up; it goes that way when the fit is on you), "we're gonna say it's because I broke my chair, right?" "Right," I said"What did you mean when you said she sort of is?" "You really don't know?" "No clue 222 He pointed at Big Pink, which was looking very small in the distanceLooking like a long walk back"Who do you think owns your place, amigo? I mean, I'm sure you pay a real estate agent, or Vacation Homes Be Us, but where do you think the balance of your check finally ends up?" "I'm going to guess in Miss Eastlake's bank accountMiss Elizabeth EastlakeGiven the lady's age - eighty-five - I guess you could call her Ole Miss He began laughing again, shook hermes birkin 35cm his head, and said: "I have to stopBut in fairness to myself, it's been a long time since I had anything to belly-laugh about He looked at me - armless, all patchy-haired on one side - and noddedThen for a little while we just looked out at the GulfI know that people come to Florida when they're old and sick because it's warm pretty much year-round, but I think the Gulf of Mexico has something else going for it Just looking into that mild flat sunlit calm is healingIt's a big word, isn't it? Gulf, I mean 223 Big enough to drop a lot of things into and watch them disappear After awhile Wireman said, "And who do you think owns the houses between your place and this one?" He jerked his thumb over his shoulder at the white walls and orange black chanel quilted bag tile8:06 AM - Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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