"ing”shesaid．Thefullskirtsofherdelicatepalebluedressshowedoffhertinywaisttoitsfuldvantageasshewalkedslowlydownthewindingstairs.Stoppingatthebar，shetookabottlefromtheshelfandusedasyriodrawexactly25ccofbrandy,whichsheiedintoasmallwinegss.ThiswasoneofJoshua’sritualsthatheperformedeveryday,exceptwhenhewasill．Novelwassousedtoitthatithadbeeaditionedreflexwithher．Shetookherwiotheeboratelycarvedredwooddiningtablewhereshesatdowntoherlonelydinner．Shecutthestewedbeefwithherknifeandforkandcheweditslowlytosavorthefvorofthebeeftoitsfullest．Hercheekswereflushedfromtheeffectsofthebrandyandherrge，deepeyeswereclearaspoolsofautumnwater．HerGreoseandcherrylipsseemedmoreentingthaheeyesofthelust-filledJamazoutsidethewindoasreadytopounherlikeatigeronitspreywheMarsha’srestraininghandonhisarm．
"Don’tberash，"shewarned．
"Didn’tyousayIwastouseforce?"
"Nottonight．Thetimeisnotripeyet．Sheisaweak-willedwomaneasilydominatedandswayed,butsheisnofool．Wemustpnthiscarefully,stepbystep,oryou’llbeoutonyourears!Tonightyoingtotrickme．Honey,IwonnaseesomeaandI’llmakesureIsweetenyourhead．I’vetakencareofhersinceshewasababyandknowherwell．ListentomeandI’llletyouhavebothherbodyandhermoney.”
"Yes，ma’am．Yes，ma’am,"saidJamaz，givingheraical90degreeJapanesebowandsneakedawayassilentlyashecame．
Marshawasuneducated，butwilyanding．ShepouseNovel’swhiteandtenderbodytohookJamaz；andusehisbrutandforcefulnaturetotrolNovel．Inthisway,shewouldbeinabsolutetrolofthetwoandnaturallyoftheSilkise’sfortushewasn’tgoingtolethimhaveitthateasily．Shewasgoingtobaithimtillhebeggedforit．Marshawalkedintothediningroomandsatbythetable．
"Howd’yalikethestew,Novelhoney?"
"It’sdeliarsha．SuchapityJoshuaolongerenjoyit.”
"It’sallthewillofthegoodLordhoney,sodon’tthinkaboutitallthetime．He’sbeengoneamonthnow．Areyouscaredatnightsleepingalloairs?"Novelshookherheadandsilentlykeptoing．Marshawashernanny,whohadtakencareofhersinceshewasababyandhadewithhertohernewhomewhenshemarriedJoshua．Sheneverdreamedthatthewomanshesidereddearesttoheroherparents,wasnowpnningtobetrayherforhermoney.Evenworse,shewascuttingheruplikeabutchertosellherpiecemeal．
Dimitrifelthisclosedeyelidbeilyopenedbyasensitivehandandabeamoflightshotintohislefteye.Thecloseface-to-faceexambroughtawaftranhermisty,goldenhair,mihthelight,femiitofherbreath．Hewasremindedofachildhoodmemory,howheusedtowatchspellboundasthewatchrepairmanwwithagsseye-pieceoverhiseye，usedintricatetoolstotoygingerlywithexpeches．Dimitrikhiswasafleetingmoment，soongone，sohetriedtoenjoyeverysedofittocaptureandprolongitstrahappiness．Elina’slivingroomwasdoneinwhiteandpurple．Thefloorwascoveredwithwhitecarpet,whilethesofasanddraperywerepurple．DimitriyfulllengthonthesofawhileElinasatbyhisside,bendioexaminehiseyes．Aftertheexam，Dimitriystill，whileElinatookapieceofpaperandbeganwritingherassessmentanddiagnosis．
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