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in Joe Stein's. Anything Joe sug- The Seth Thomas on the rn.anr
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Hadn't they gone to public school no idea it was-that time/1 said
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ing indifference, lulling her dis- of auto ads," A new,
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"All new and stylish 1 � Just the teacher owned a car. Dave look- A thing!" was Joe's reiterated opin- ed around t^e room beamingly, ion. , So far, so good, , ' , s .'.
Jacquard velour for the living- N '^What's thejdea of being room, two-toned gumwood in o^uiet;? walnut veneer for the dining-room. And a twin-bed suite.
"Keep up with trie new things, old boy," roared Joe, and he threw a few rollicking innuendos M in with the sale. v Lena stood a he> few steps away contemplating furniture for a child's room. Pale maplewood sprinkled with pastel blossoms. "For the second story back," wished Lena.
T'How about some stuff for the spare rooms?" Dave burst in on her revery.
"We have some nice old things for the middle room," said Lena. "And what about that second story back?"
Suddenly the room became significant and personal to Lena. She glanced resentfully at the two men. The large-eyed Joe must have no hand in its furnishing. "Let that room go," she said firmly.
"What, empty?" asked Dave.
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Nothing ;#as ever disarranged in the Reubens' house. Lena was meticulous. She often sat in a corner and looked over the tidiness of everything with annoyance. In the living-room the heavily upholstered furniture leaned against the walls like fat women out of breath. Here and there was a vase of artificial flow-era�falsely bright. Funereal.
And each night, ensconced in a roofless cave of Jacquard velour, Dave asked Lena, "Isn't this
great?1'
It was too much trouble to tell him what she thought. Herccrm-plaint was temfyingry full. There seemed no place where she could begin. No looae end to take hold
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