he room.

    Biff Brannon smoked te composedly. turned to Mick and

    ing on h your business now?’

    business? Mick asked suspiciously.

    Just th.’

    O.K., I reckon, she said.

    Eac Singer as tation.

    s and smiled.

    Jake rubbed  off trying to make conversation or Copeland and sat do is t used to e t bloody warnings?’

    Mostly from testament I been  t for a long time.’

    Eaco te. ts seemed to converge in o ter hub.

    t in ter got doo ten degrees Fa.

    It een degrees ts t since t year.’

    this morning, Mick said.

    ce didnt take in enoug o meet the payroll, Jake said.

    to be ing for to go. to leave at time. Doctor Cope-land  first and tely. ood alone in t understand tuation ed to forget it o e to Antonapoulos t nig t Antonapoulos could not read did not prevent Singer from ing to  o make out t as t by o imagine t peraken, t peronapoulos only kept ters a secret from everyone. Also, it was possible

    t be a deaf-mute at tters and to  of several justifications for ters, for  a great need to e to ten, ters  trips from t to al money order. But tters e to Antonapoulos accumulated in s until roy them.

    and   and left e ters at tore. Also, o deliver a certain piece of  morning, and ed to finis no tion of delay. t . tops  tarlit sky. As  of o begin ter, but ore before t sentence ore c lights.

    tore. A clotain separated  of t it e room. Besides ory  clocks. Singer rolled up top of s felt case tter